Lepidomeda mollispinis ';
General information
 
Lepidomeda mollispinis (Miller & Hubbs, 1960)
 
 
Common nameVirgin spinedace
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
USA
Occurrence Native: USA
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Beaver Dam Wash above confluence with Virgin River, Mohave Co., Arizona.
Source of chromosomes
Gill epithelium
Number of specimens with sex
4
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
12m+30sm-st+8t
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not identifiable
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Uyeno T, Miller RR (1973). Chromosomes and the evolution of the Plagopterin fishes (Cyprinidae) of the Colorado river system. Copeia, 1973(4): 776-782.