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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Oncorhynchus keta

Common Name: Chum salmon

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Salmoniformes / Family Salmonidae / Genus Oncorhynchus

C-value (pg): 2.76

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Liver

Standard Species: Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Ojima, Y., K. Maeki, S. Takayama, and S. Nogusa (1963). A cytotaxonomic study on the Salmonidae. The Nucleus 6: 91-98.

Other records available for this species:

Oncorhynchus keta = 2.49 (pg)
Oncorhynchus keta = 2.64 (pg)

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