Abstract

Abstract The subfamily Tetragonopterinae is composed by a large number of species distributed in South and Central America. This subfamily has many taxonomic and phylogenetic problems, being considered by several authors as an artificial group. With the objective to better understanding the relationships among the components of this fish group, cytogenetic studies were conduced on five species of Tetragonopterinae. Astyanax janeiroensis had 2.=50 chromosomes (6M+14SM+14ST+16A), Hyphessobrycon reticulatus had 2.=50 chromosomes (14M+20SM+16ST), Hollandichthys multifasciatus had 2.=50 chromosomes (10M+12SM+28ST), Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus had 2.=50 chromosomes (10M+6SM+34ST), and Phenacogaster cf. pectinatus had 2.=46 chromosomes (12M+2ST+32A). Only A. janeiroensis had multiple NORs, while all other species had simple NORs. Small heterochromatic blocks were observed in the chromosomes of all species in a pericentromeric position. A. janeiroensis also had some chromosomes with large heterochromatic blocks in ...

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