The karyotype of Cathorops sp, a marine catfish from Brazil

Cathorops sp has the diploid number of 54 chromosomes. The karyotype comprises lm + sm, 6m, 6sm and 14st pairs. This result is compared with those of other species of Ariidae, mainly Ariopsis felis and Arius dussumieri, found in literature.<br>Foram realizados estudos cromossômicos em 25 espéc...

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Main Authors: Vicente Gomes, Van Ngan Phan, Maria José de Arruda Campos Rocha Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1992-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591992000100007