| General information |
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Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Pellegrin, 1904) |
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| Common name | Blue discus, Acará disco |
| Synonyms |
Pterophillum eimekei Ahl, 1928 Symphysodon discus var. aequifasciata Pellegrin, 1904 Symphysodon aequifasciatus aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904 Symphysodon aequifasciata Pellegrin, 1904 Symphysodon aequifasciata haraldi Schultz, 1960 Symphysodon haraldi Schultz, 1960 Symphysodon aequifasciata axelrodi Schultz, 1960 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Guyana; Suriname |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Peru; introduced: Guyana; introduced: Suriname |
| Importance |
Food/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
2 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
46m/sm+4st/a+10micro |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11: 50. |
| Karyology remarks |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
02 (01 male;01 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
58msm+2stt |
| Fundamental arm number |
118 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of Neotropical Cichlidae. 4:679-691. |
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