Nannocharax niloticus
General information
 
Nannocharax niloticus (Joannis, 1835)
 
 
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
The species exhibits highest numbers of chromosomes and chromosome arms among all distichodontids.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Baro river, City of Gambela, Ethiopia.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
1 (1 female)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
46m+6sm+2st/a
Fundamental arm number
106
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Simanovsky SA, Medvedev DA, Tefera F, Golubtsov AS (2023). Divergent karyotypes in five genera of the African endemic fish family Distichodontidae (Cithariniformes, Osteichthyes). Comp. Cytogen., 17: 251–262.