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Pterophyllum scalare

Chordata › Actinopterygii › Perciformes › Cichlidae

24haploid

Diploid number in the source: 48

Closest relatives

No other species in Pterophyllum. Species in the same family, Cichlidae:

Sources

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