Detailed Record for Channa punctata

Common Name: Spotted snakehead

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Perciformes / Family Chanidae / Genus Channa

C-value (pg): 0.66

Chromosome Number (2n): 32

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Cyprinus carpio = 1.70pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Banerjee, S.K., K.K. Misra, S. Banerjee, and S.P. Ray-Chaudhuri (1988). Chromosome numbers, genome sizes, cell volumes and evolution of snake-head fish (family Channidae). Journal of Fish Biology 33: 781-789.

Other records available for this species:

Channa punctata = 0.60 (pg)

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