General information |
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Common name | Redeye piranha, Piranha preta |
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; Characiformes; Serrasalmidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana |
Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Ecuador; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana |
Importance |
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Remarks |
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Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
Number of specimens with sex |
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Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
Karyotype formula |
30m+16sm+4st+10a |
Fundamental arm number |
110 |
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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