| General information |
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Hypomasticus copelandii (Steindachner, 1875) |
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| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
- |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Anostomidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
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| Occurrence |
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| Remarks |
Microsatellite (CA)15 signals detected in both arms of all chromosomes, while microsatellite (GA)15 showed same pattern with the exception of submetacentric pair 18 that showed signals in interstitial region of short arm. |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Glória (ParaÃba do Sul River Basin), Itabapoana (Itabapoana River Basin), Matipó (Doce River Basin) and Mucuri (Mucuri River Basin) rivers, Brazil. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
16 (7 male, 9 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
54 |
| Karyotype formula |
28m+26sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
108 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
No heteromorphic sex chromosomes detected. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NOR located at terminal region of chromosome pair 4. 18S rDNA signals detected at terminal region of chromosome pair 4. 5S rDNA signals detected at interstitial region of chromosome pair 8. |
| Reference |
Salgado FS, Cunha MS, Melo S, Dergam JA (2021) Cytogenetic analysis of Hypomasticus copelandii and H. steindachneri: relevance of cytotaxonomic markers in the Anostomidae family (Characiformes). CompCytogen 15(1): 65–76. |
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