First cytogenetic information for five Nilotic elephantfishes and a problem of ancestral karyotype of the family Mormyridae (Osteoglossiformes)

The elephantfish family Mormyridae is the most diverse lineage of the primitive teleostean clade Osteoglossomorpha distributed in inland waters of all continents except Antarctica and Europe. The family Mormyridae is endemic to Africa and includes 22 genera and almost 230 species. Th...

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Main Authors: Sergey Simanovsky, Dmitry Medvedev, Fekadu Tefera, Alexander Golubtsov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-08-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/52727/download/pdf/