First chromosomal analysis of Gymnorhamphichthys britskii: the remarkable lowest diploid value within the family Rhamphichthyidae (Gymnotiformes)

First chromosomal analysis of Gymnorhamphichthys britskii: the remarkable lowest diploid value within the family Rhamphichthyidae (Gymnotiformes)

ABSTRACT Gymnorhamphichthys britskii is a Neotropical electric fish of family Rhamphichthyidae described from the Paraná-Paraguay system. This study reports the first karyotypic description of G. britskii collected from the upper Paraná river basin, which presented 2n=38 chromosomes, karyotype compo...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alexandre Fernandes, Allan Kardec Moreira de Aguiar, Leonardo Marcel Paiz, Lucas Baumgärtner, Diovani Piscor, Vladimir Pavan Margarido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:
Ag-NORs
C-banding
Fish cytogenetics
Karyotype evolution
Repetitive sequences
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