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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Channa argus

Common Name: Snakehead

Species (alternate): Ophicephalus argus

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

C-value (pg): 0.88

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Zhu, D., W. Song, K. Yang, X. Cao, Y. Gul, and W. Wang (2012). Flow cytometric determination of genome size for eight commercially important fish species in China. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal 48: 507-517.

Other records available for this species:

Channa argus = 0.63 (pg)
Channa argus = 0.63 (pg)
Channa argus = 0.77 (pg)

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