Overview
Distribution
South America: Paraguay, lower Paraná and Uruguay basins.
-
Menezes, N.A. 1976 On the Cynopotaminae, a new subfamily of Characidae (Osteichthyes, Ostariophysi, Characoidei). Arq. Zool. (Sao Paulo) 28(2):1-91. (Ref. 35496)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35496&speccode=53309
© FishBase
Source:
FishBase
Trusted
Paraguay, lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
© FishWise Professional
Source:
FishWise Professional
Trusted
Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 4 - 5; Analsoft rays: 46 - 53
-
Menezes, N.A. 1976 On the Cynopotaminae, a new subfamily of Characidae (Osteichthyes, Ostariophysi, Characoidei). Arq. Zool. (Sao Paulo) 28(2):1-91. (Ref. 35496)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35496&speccode=53309
© FishBase
Source:
FishBase
Trusted
Size
Max. size
24.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81048))
-
Britski, H.A., K.Z. de S> de Silimon and B.S. Lopes 2007 Peixes do Pantanal: manual de identificaçäo, 2 ed. re. ampl. Brasília, DF: Embrapa Informaçäo Tecnológica, 227 p. (Ref. 81048)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=81048&speccode=10922
© FishBase
Source:
FishBase
Trusted
Diagnostic Description
Large body deep, with numerous scales. Snout conical.
-
Menezes, N.A. 1976 On the Cynopotaminae, a new subfamily of Characidae (Osteichthyes, Ostariophysi, Characoidei). Arq. Zool. (Sao Paulo) 28(2):1-91. (Ref. 35496)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35496&speccode=53309
© FishBase
Source:
FishBase
Trusted
Ecology
Habitat
Environment
benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: 15
© FishBase
Source:
FishBase
Trusted
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Cynopotamus argenteus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
Download FASTA File
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
ACCCTCTACCTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGTACAGCCCTA---AGCCTTTTAATCCGAGCAGAATTAAGTCAACCCGGATCATTACTAGGTGAT---GACCAGATTTATAATGTTATTGTGACTGCACATGCATTCGTAATAATCTTCTTTATGGTGATACCCGTAATAATCGGAGGTTTTGGCAACTGATTAGTCCCACTAATA---ATTGGTGCCCCCGACATAGCCTTCCCCCGAATAAATAACATAAGTTTTTGACTTCTCCCACCATCCTTCCTCCTCCTCCTAGCCTCGTCAGGAGTTGAAGCTGGGGCTGGAACAGGTTGAACTGTATACCCACCTCTTGCGAGTAATCTTGCTCATGCAGGGGCTTCCGTGGACTTA---ACCATTTTTTCACTCCATTTAGCCGGAGTATCCTCTATTTTAGGAGCCATTAATTTTATTACGACCATCATCAACATAAAACCCCCAGCCATTTCACAGTATCAGACCCCCTTATTTGTCTGAGCTGTTCTAATTACAGCCGTCCTTCTTCTCCTCTCACTTCCAGTTCTAGCAGCC---GGTATTACAATACTCCTAACAGATCGAAACCTAAATACTACATTTTTCGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGTGACCCAATCCTTTATCAACACTTA
-- end --
-- end --
Download FASTA File
© Barcode of Life Data Systems
Trusted
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cynopotamus argenteus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
© Barcode of Life Data Systems
Trusted
Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
-
IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
© FishBase
Source:
FishBase
Trusted
Disclaimer
EOL content is automatically assembled from many different content providers. As a result, from time to time you may find pages on EOL that are confusing.
To request an improvement, please leave a comment on the page. Thank you!
