Detailed Record for Heterodontus japonicus

Common Name: Japanese bullhead shark

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Selachimorpha / Order Heterodontiformes / Family Heterodontidae / Genus Heterodontus

C-value (pg): 14.80

Chromosome Number (2n): 102

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Cyprinus carpio = 1.70pg

References:
Ida, H., T. Asahida, K. Yano, and S. Tanaka (1986). Karyotypes of two sharks, Chlamydoselachus anguineus and Heterodontus japonicus, and their systematic implications In: Indo-Pacific Fish Biology, edited by T. Uyeno, R. Arai, T. Taniuchi and K. Matsuura. Ichthyological Society of Japan, Tokyo. 158-163.

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