Detailed Record for Hypostomus plecostomus

Common Name: Suckermouth catfish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Siluriformes / Family Loricariidae / Genus Hypostomus

C-value (pg): 1.58

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Betta splendens = 0.64pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg, Rana pipiens = 6.70pg

References:
Hardie, D.C. and P.D.N. Hebert (2003). The nucleotypic effects of cellular DNA content in cartilaginous and ray-finned fishes. Genome 46: 683-706.

Hardie, D.C. and P.D.N. Hebert (2004). Genome-size evolution in fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61: 1636-1646.

Other records available for this species:

Hypostomus plecostomus = 1.79 (pg)
Hypostomus plecostomus = 2.10 (pg)

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