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Table 1 Karyomorphs previously identified in Hoplias malabaricus according to Bertollo et al. (2000).

From: Comparative chromosome mapping of repetitive sequences. Implications for genomic evolution in the fish, Hoplias malabaricus

Karyomorphs

Chromosome number

Sex Chromosomes

Geographic occurrence

Group I: first chromosome pairs of similar sizes

Karyomorph A

2n = 42

-

Northen to southern Brazil, Uruguay and northen Argentina

Karyomorph B

2n = 42

XX/XY

Vale do Rio Doce (Minas Gerais State) and Iguaçú River (Paraná State, Brazil)

Karyomorph C

2n = 40

-

Northen Brazil to northen Argentina

Karyomorph D

Female - 2n = 40/Male - 2n = 39

X1X1X2X2/X1X2Y

Upper Paraná hydrographic basin, Brazil

Group II: first chromosome pairs with clearly distinct sizes

Karyomorph E

2n = 42

-

Trombetas River (Paraná State, Brazil)

Karyomorph F

2n = 40

-

Surinam to southeastern Brazil

Karyomorph G

Female - 2n = 40/Male - 2n = 41

XX/XY1Y2

Amazonian Rivers, Brazil