| General information |
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Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803) |
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| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
- |
| Systematics |
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| Geographical distribution |
- |
| Occurrence |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| 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 |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Shorter arm of chromosome pair 1 harbour AgNOR site at interstitial portions. |
| Reference |
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. |
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