General information |
Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854) |
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Common name | Leopard pleco, Bode cacunda |
Valid name |
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854) |
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; Loricariidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador |
Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Ecuador |
Importance |
- |
Remarks |
- |
Karyological information |
Record 1 |
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 |
20m+24sm+8st |
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. |
Record 2 |
Geographical area of study |
Orinoco river, Caicara del Orinoco, Bolivar, Venezuela. |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
Number of specimens with sex |
9 (5 male, 4 female) |
Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
Karyotype formula |
20m+24sm+8st |
Fundamental arm number |
- |
Chromosome length |
- |
Sex chromosome |
- |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
One subterminal Ag-NORs on short arm of 21st submetacentric chromosome pair. |
Reference |
Alves AL, Oliveira C, Nirchio M, Granado A, Foresti F (2006). Karyotypic relationships among the tribes of Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of XO sex chromosome system in a Neotropical fish species. Genetica, 128: 1-9. |
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