| General information |
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Genidens barbus (Lacepède, 1803) |
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| Common name | White sea catfish, Bagre-branco |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Uruguay |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. |
| Source of chromosomes |
- |
| Number of specimens with sex |
6 (3 male, 3 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
56 |
| Karyotype formula |
10m+14sm+26st+6a |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NORs were found in a single large-sized subtelocentric chromosome pair on short arm. |
| Reference |
Nirchio M, Martinez ERM, Foresti F and Oliveira C. (2010). Cytogenetic analysis of three sea catfish species (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Ariidae) with the first report of Ag-NOR in this fish family. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 33(2): 262-265. |
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