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Animal Chromosome Counts

Macrotocinclus affinis

Chordata › Actinopterygii › Siluriformes › Loricariidae

27haploid

Diploid number in the source: 54

Closest relatives

No other species in Macrotocinclus. Species in the same family, Loricariidae:

Harttia carvalhoi n 26, 27
Hisonotus leucofrenatus n 27
Hypostomus ancistroides n 34
Hypostomus macrops n 34
Hypostomus plecostomus n 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
Loricariichthys platymetopon n 27
Neoplecostomus paranensis n 27
Pseudotocinclus tietensis n 27

Sources

Arai, R. (2011). Fish karyotypes: a check list. Springer Science & Business Media.
Hinegardner, R. (1968). Evolution of cellular DNA content in teleost fishes. American Naturalist 102: 517-523.

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