Detailed Record for Balistes carolinensis

Common Name: Gray triggerfish

Species (alternate): Balistes capriscus

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Tetraodontiformes / Family Balistidae / Genus Balistes

C-value (pg): 0.55

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Liver, Red blood cells

Standard Species: Various

References:
Bachmann, K. and R.R. Cowden (1967). Specific DNA amounts and nuclear size in fish hepatocytes and erythrocytes. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 86: 463-471.

Other records available for this species:

Balistes carolinensis = 0.54 (pg)

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