Detailed Record for Acanthostracion quadricornis

Common Name: Scrawled cowfish

Species (alternate): Lactophrys quadricornis

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

C-value (pg): 1.10

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Brainerd, E.L., S.S. Slutz, E.K. Hall, and R.W. Phillis (2001). Patterns of genome size evolution in tetraodontiform fishes. Evolution 55: 2363-2368.

Other records available for this species:

Acanthostracion quadricornis = 0.96 (pg)

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