Derived karyotypes in two elephantfish genera (Hyperopisus and Pollimyrus): lowest chromosome number in the family Mormyridae (Osteoglossiformes)

The African weakly electric elephantfish family Mormyridae comprises 22 genera and almost 230 species. Up-to-date cytogenetic information was available for 17 species representing 14 genera. Here we report chromosome number and morphology in Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803) and Pollimyrus isidori (...

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Main Authors: Sergey Simanovsky, Dmitry Medvedev, Fekadu Tefera, Alexander Golubtsov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-10-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/67681/download/pdf/

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