Detailed Record for Menticirrhus americanus

Common Name: Southern kingcroaker

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

C-value (pg): 0.79

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Gomes, V., A.E.A.M. Vazzoler, and V.N. Phan (1983b). Estudos cariotípicos de peixes da família Sciaenidae (Teleostei, Perciformes) da ragião de Cananéia, SP, Brasil. 2. Sobre o cariótipo de Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758).. Boletim do Instituto Oceanografico 32: 187-191.

Other records available for this species:

Menticirrhus americanus = 0.80 (pg)

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