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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Astyanax fasciatus

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 Characiformes / Family Characidae / Genus Astyanax

C-value (pg): 1.38

Chromosome Number (2n): 50

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

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

References:
Carvalho, M.L., C. Oliveira, M.C. Navarrete, O. Froehlich, and F. Foresti (2002). Nuclear DNA content determination in Characiformes fish (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) from the Neotropical region. Genetics and Molecular Biology 25: 49-55.

Other records available for this species:

Astyanax fasciatus = 1.75 (pg)

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