Aspistor luniscutis ';
General information
 
Aspistor luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)
 
 
Common nameBagre amarelo
Synonyms
Arius luniscutis Valenciennes, 1840
Notarius luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae
Geographical distribution
Brazil; French Guiana
Occurrence Native: Brazil, French Guiana
Importance
Nil
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Pontal do Parana and Guaratuba bay, Parana, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
14 ( 06 male; 8 female)
Diploid chromosome number
56
Karyotype formula
14m + 22sm + 20st
Fundamental arm number
112
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C- banding, Multiple Ag-NORs in the short arms of pairs 15, 25 and 27, CMA3 staining
Reference(s)
Sczepanski TS, Noleto RB, Cestari MM, Artoni RF (2010). A comparative study of two marine catfish (Siluriformes, Ariidae): Cytogenetic tools for determining cytotaxonomy and karyotype evolution. Micron, 41: 193-197.