Alburnus escherichii
General information
 
Alburnus escherichii (Steindachner, 1897)
 
 
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
Turkey
Occurrence Native: Turkey
Importance
Remarks
NOR was homomorphic.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Sarayono Besgoz system, Konya, Turkey.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
6 (2 male, 4 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
12m+24sm+14a
Fundamental arm number
86
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
No morphologically distinguishable heteromorphic sex chromosomes detected in karyotype.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Centromeric and pericentromeric bands detected in 3 metacentric (1 - 3), 3 submetacentric (8, 11, 18) and 5 acrocentric (20, 21, 22, 24, 25) chromosome pairs. Slight centromeric and pericentromeric bands identified in a metacentric (4), 6 submetacentric (9, 10, 14, 15, 17) and 2 acrocentric (19, 23) chromosome pairs. Whole short arms of chromosome 11 was C-positive and associated with NOR.
Reference(s)
Alpaslan Z, Aslan A (2022). Cytogenetic analysis of Alburnus escherichii (Teleostei: Leuciscidae) in Turkey. KSÜ Tarım ve Doğa Derg 25 (2): 297-304.