Detailed Record for Mylopharyngodon piceus

Common Name: Black carp

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Cypriniformes / Family Cyprinidae / Genus Mylopharyngodon

C-value (pg): 1.05

Chromosome Number (2n): 48

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Cyprinus carpio = 1.70pg

References:
Suzuki, A., Y. Taki, M. Mochizuki, and J. Hirata (1995). Chromosomal speciation in Eurasian and Japanese Cyprinidae (Pisces, Cypriniformes). Cytobios 83: 171-186.

Other records available for this species:

Mylopharyngodon piceus = 1.06 (pg)

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