Detailed Record for Serrasalmus hollandi

Common Name: Piranha

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 Serrasalmus

C-value (pg): 1.69

Chromosome Number (2n): 64

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Muramoto, J., S. Ohno, and N.B. Atkin (1968). On the diploid state of the fish order Ostariophysi. Chromosoma 24: 59-66.

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