General information
Meda fulgida (Girard, 1856)  
   
Common nameSpikedace
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution USA
Occurrence native: USA
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Aravaipa Creek, tributary to San Pedro River, at Wood Ranch, Pinal Co., Arizona
Source of chromosomes Gill epithelium
Number of specimens with sex 13
Diploid chromosome number 50
Karyotype formula 18m+24sm-st+8t
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not identifiable
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Not reported
Reference Uyeno T, Miller RR (1973). Chromosomes and the evolution of the Plagopterin fishes (Cyprinidae) of the Colorado river system. Copeia, 1973(4): 776-782.
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