Chromosome analysis in Saccodon wagneri (Characiformes) and insights into the karyotype evolution of Parodontidae
Parodontidae is a relatively small group of Neotropical characiform fishes
consisting of three genera (Apareiodon, Parodon, and Saccodon) with 32 valid
species. A vast cytogenetic literature is available on Apareiodon and Parodon, but
to date, there is no cytogenetic data about Saccodon, a genus that contains only
three species with a trans-Andean distribution. In the present study the karyotype
of S. wagneri was described, based on both conventional (Giemsa staining, Ag-
NOR, C-bands) and molecular (repetitive DNA mapping by fluorescent in situ