Hyperopisus bebe
General information
 
Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
 
 
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
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Systematics
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Osun river basin, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
40
Karyotype formula
24m+6sm+10st/a
Fundamental arm number
70
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Shorter arm of chromosome pair 1 harbour AgNOR site at interstitial portions.
Reference(s)
Jegede OI, Allan F, Duwal SD (2022). Karyotypes of two mormyrid fish (Brienomyrus brachyistius and Hyperopisus bebe) revealed the significance of cytogenetics in discovering biodiversity. Proc 37th Annual Conference of Fisheries Society of Nigeria held at Federal College of Education, Yola, during 30 October – 4 November (Theme: National Insecurity and Challenges of Fish Production: The roles of Public and Industrial Sectors). pp. 422-427.