Detailed Record for Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

Common Name: Redeye tetra

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 Moenkhausia

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, and F. Foresti (1998). Nuclear DNA content of thirty species of Neotropical fishes. Genetics and Molecular Biology 21: 47-54.

Other records available for this species:

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae = 1.20 (pg)

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