A new sympatric region for distinct karyotypic forms of Hoplias malabaricus (Pisces, Erythrinidae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology

G. G. Born²  L. A. C. Bertollo¹ 

[1] ,Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Departamento de Ciências Morfobiológicas Rio Grande RS ,Brazil

关键词: Hoplias malabaricus;    fish;    karyotypes;    sympatric forms;    Hoplias malabaricus;    peixes;    cariótipos;    formas simpátricas;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842006000200004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Specimens of Hoplias malabaricus from Lagoa Carioca, an isolated lake of the Rio Doce State Park (state of Minas Gerais, Brazil), were cytogenetically studied. The diploid number was found to be constant, i.e., 2n = 42 chromosomes, although two karyotypic forms were found: karyotype A, characterized by 22M + 20SM chromosomes, observed only in a male specimen, and karyotype B, characterized by 24M + 16SM + 2ST and 24M + 17SM + 1ST chromosomes in female and male specimens, respectively. This sex difference found in karyotype B is related to an XX/XY sex chromosome system. Another female specimen of H. malabaricus, also carrying karyotype A, had previously been found in the same lake. The available data indicate that two sympatric cytotypes of H. malabaricus exist in the Lagoa Carioca, with cytotype A occurring at a lower frequency and differing from cytotype B by undifferentiated sex chromosomes.

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