| General information |
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Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) |
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| Common name | Freshwater minnow |
| Synonyms |
Leuciscus platypus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Leuciscus macropus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Leuciscus minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Opsariichthys acanthogenys Boulenger, 1901 Zacco acanthogenys Boulenger, 1901 Squaliobarbus panwingi Lin, 1932 Zacco macrophthalmus Kimura, 1934 Zacco macrolepis Yang & Hwang, 1964 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
China; Japan; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Hong Kong |
| Occurrence |
native: China; native: Japan; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Vietnam; native: Hong Kong |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Kobe City, Japan |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
18M+22SM+8A |
| Fundamental arm number |
88 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-bands on all chromosomes |
| Reference |
Takai A, Ojima Y (1988). Chromosomal Distribution of C-banded Heterochromatin in Cyprinid Fishes. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 64(3):49-52 |
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