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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Phenacobius catostomus

Common Name: Riffle minnow

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 Phenacobius

C-value (pg): 1.63

Chromosome Number (2n): 50

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Gold, J.R., C.J. Ragland, and L.J. Schliesing (1990). Genome size variation and evolution in North American cyprinid fishes. Genetics, Selection, Evolution 22: 11-29.

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