| General information |
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Aphanius sophiae (Heckel, 1847) |
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| 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; native: Iran |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| 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 |
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| Chromosome length |
4.21 to 7.15 |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
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 |
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