Detailed Record for Pimelodus maculatus

Common Name: N/A

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Siluriformes / Family Pimelodidae / Genus Pimelodus

C-value (pg): 1.38

Chromosome Number (2n): 56

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Cyprinus carpio = 1.70pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Fenerich, P.C., F. Foresti, and C. Oliveira (2004). Nuclear DNA content in 20 species of Siluriformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) from the Neotropical region. Genetics and Molecular Biology 27: 350-354.

Other records available for this species:

Pimelodus maculatus = 1.34 (pg)

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