Detailed Record for Melanotaenia nigrans

Common Name: Blackbanded rainbowfish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Atheriniformes / Family Melanotaeniidae / Genus Melanotaenia

C-value (pg): 1.30

Chromosome Number (2n): 48

Method: Bulk Fluorometric Assay

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus = 0.89pg

References:
Hinegardner, R. and D.E. Rosen (1972). Cellular DNA content and the evolution of teleostean fishes. American Naturalist 106: 621-644.

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