Aphanius sophiae
General information
 
Aphanius sophiae (Heckel, 1847)
 
 
Synonyms
Lebias sophiae Heckel, 1847
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Atherinomorphae; Cyprinodontiformes; Cyprinodontidae.
Geographical distribution
Iraq; Iran
Occurrence Native: Iraq, Iran
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Ghadamgah spring stream system in Kor basin, Southwest Iran
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
14sm+10st
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
4.21 to 7.15
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Esmaeili HR, Piravar Z, Shiva AH (2007). Karyological Analysis of Two Endemic Tooth-Carps, Aphanius persicus and Aphanius sophiae (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae), from Southwest Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 31: 69-74.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image