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KARYOTYPE AND NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGIONS OF PYRRHULINA CF AUSTRALIS (PISCES, CHARACIFORMES, LEBIASINIDAE)
The mitotic chromosomes and nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) of the Upper Parana Basin fish Pyrrhulina cf. australis were studied. The karyotype (2n = 40; 6st + 34a) is characterized by the presence of four chromosome pairs with NORs, one of them with NORs in both terminal regions. Comparison of this karyotype with those of other Characiformes, revealed a strong similarity to the family Erythrinidae