Table 1.
Cichlids analyzed.
| Subfamily and wild distribution |
Groups or Tribes |
Species | 2n | Origin of specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etroplinae (India and Madagascar) |
Etroplus maculatus | 46 | Petshop | |
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| Pseudocrenilabrinae (Africa) |
Tilapiine | Oreochromis niloticus | 44 | TAF-UMD |
| Oreochromis mossambicus | 44 | TAF-UMD | ||
| Oreochromis aureus | 44 | TAF-UMD | ||
| Tilapia mariae | 40 | TAF-UMD | ||
| Haplochromine | Haplochromis obliquidens | 44 | Petshop | |
| Metriaclima lombardoi | 44 | TAF-UMD | ||
| Astatotilapia burtoni | 40 | TAF-UMD | ||
| Labeotropheus trewavasae | 44 | TAF-UMD | ||
| Hemichromine | Hemichromis bimaculatus | 44 | Petshop | |
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| Cichlinae (America) |
Cichlini | Cichla kelberi | 48 | Araguaia River, Brazil |
| Astronotini | Astronotus ocellatus | 48 | Tiête River, Brazil | |
| Heroini | Symphysodon aequefasciatus | 48 | Petshop | |
| Geophagini | Geophagus brasiliensis | 48 | Tietê River, Brazil | |