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. 2013 Oct 24;7(4):279–291. doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v7i4.4366

Table 2.

A review of the cytogenetic information in Rhamphichthyoidea from Cardoso et al.(2011) with modifications.

Family / Species 2n KF Sex system CB NOR References
Hipopomidae
Hypopomus artedi Kaup, 1856 38 32m-sm / 6st-a Absent - - Almeida–Toledo (1978) in Oliveira et al. (2009)
Brachyhypopomus brevirostris Steindachner, 1868 36 6m-sm / 30st-a Absent - - Almeida–Toledo (1978) in Oliveira et al. (2009)
Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus (Hopkins, 1991) 41♂ / 42♀ 1m/41a♂ / 42a♀ X1X2Y Centromeric region of most chromosomes Multiple Almeida–Toledo et al. (2000)
Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962 50 36m-sm / 14st-a Absent - - Almeida–Toledo (1978) in Oliveira et al. (2009)
Steatogenys elegans (Steindachner, 1880) 50 12m-sm/ 38st-a ZZ/ZW Centromeric region of all chromosomes and interstitial (1q and 2 blocks in Wq) Single Cardoso et al. (2011)
Steatogenys duidae (La Monte, 1929) 50 50 m-sm Absent Centromeric and pericentromeric region of all chromosomes and interstitial (2q , 3q, 5q and 7q) Single Cardoso et al. (2011)
Rhamphichthyidae
Rhamphichthys hahni (Meinken, 1937) 50 44m-sm / 6a Absent Centromeric region of most chromosomes and blocks of CH in three chromosomes (SM) Single Mendes et al. (2012)
Rhamphichthys marmoratus Castelnau, 1855 50 44m-sm / 6st-a Absent Centromeric region of most chromosomes and interstitial blocks (4q and 14p) Single Present work
Rhamphichthys prope rostratus (Linnaeus, 1766) 50 42m-sm / 8a Absent Centromeric region of most chromosomes and interstitial blocks (3q, 4q and 19p) Single Present work