Bryconamericus coeruleus
General information
 
Bryconamericus coeruleus (Jerep & Shibatta, 2017)
 
 
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
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Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
18S rDNA-FISH confirmed the location of AgNORs and showed an extra cistron for the pattern I, five extra cistrons for pattern II and two extra cistrons for pattern III, totalling 6, 10 and 6 sites. 5S rDNA revealed a pattern of dispersion of this gene in the karyotype.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Piquiri River, Upper Paraná River basin (State of Paraná), Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
17 (13 male, 4 female)
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
14m+20sm+8st+10a
Fundamental arm number
94
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
At least three patterns of NORs found (pattern I presented at least 5 NORs bearing chromosomes and other two patterns presented 4 NORs bearing chromosomes). C-bands present in the pericentromeric region of most chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Prestes AB, Nardelli A, Paiz LM, Gavazzoni M, Margarido VP. (2019). Cytogenetic markers as tools in delimiting species of the highly diverse Neotropical fish Bryconamericus (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 17(3): e190057.