General information |
Conorhynchos conirostris (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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Common name | Pirá |
Synonyms |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
Habitat |
Freshwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Pimelodidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Brazil |
Occurrence |
native: Brazil |
Importance |
Food |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Tres Marias region; Sao Francisco River basin, Brazil |
Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
Number of specimens with sex |
16 (11 males; 03 females; 02 undetermined) |
Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
Karyotype formula |
20m+18sm +10st +12a |
Fundamental arm number |
108 |
Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
A single NOR system was found comprising the subtelocentric chromosomal pair. |
Reference |
Affonso PRAM, Miranda VS, Medrado AS, Jacobina UP, Bitencourt JA, Almeida JS, Carneiro PLS (2007). Chromosomes in Focus: Basic Cytogenetics, Light Microscopy and the Case of Neotropical Fish. Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy (Mendez-Vilas A and Diaz J, Eds) pp 370-377. |
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