| General information |
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Nannocharax niloticus (Joannis, 1835) |
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| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
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| Systematics |
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| Geographical distribution |
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| Occurrence |
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| 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 |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
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. |
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