| General information |
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Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) |
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| Common name | Madamango sea catfish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae |
| Geographical distribution |
Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Aruba; Belize; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
misidentification: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; misidentification: Panama; misidentification: Costa Rica; misidentification: Nicaragua; misidentification: Guatemala; misidentification: Honduras; misidentification: Aruba; misidentification: Belize; misidentification: Curaçao Island; misidentification: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
| Karyotype formula |
14m+20sm+18st |
| Fundamental arm number |
104 |
| Chromosome length |
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| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770. |
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