| General information |
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Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809) |
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| Common name | Moon fish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
- |
| Systematics |
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| Geographical distribution |
- |
| Occurrence |
- |
| Remarks |
Nine chromosome pairs (nos. 1–3 and 14–19) noticeably larger than others. |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
West Africa. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
40 |
| Karyotype formula |
26m+14sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
80 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
No distinguishable sex chromosomes observed. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Simanovsky SA, Medvedev DA, Tefera F, Golubtsov AS (2022). First cytogenetic data on Afrotropical lutefishes (Citharinidae) in the light of karyotype evolution in Characiformes. Comp. Cytogen., 16(2): 143–150. |
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