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Oreochromis aureus

Chordata › Actinopterygii › Perciformes › Cichlidae

22haploid

Diploid number in the source: 44

Closest relatives

Other species in Oreochromis.

Sources

  1. Arai, R. (2011). Fish karyotypes: a check list. Springer Science & Business Media.
  2. Hinegardner, R. and D.E. Rosen (1972). Cellular DNA content and the evolution of teleostean fishes. American Naturalist 106: 621-644.
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