Karyotype of Persian Chub, Petroleuciscus persidis (Coad, 1981) (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from Southern Iran

Authors

HAMID REZA ESMAEILI
ZEINAB PIRAVAR

DOI

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Abstract

The diploid chromosome number of Persian chub, Petroleuciscus persidis (Coad, 1981), was 2n = 50, comprising 29 metacentric, 18 submetacentric, and 3 subtelocentric chromosomes and the number of arms was 97. A detailed karyotype of this endemic cyprinid fish of southern Iran was established for the first time in this study.

Keywords

Cyprinid karyology, Petroleuciscus persidis, Iran

First Page

137

Last Page

139

Recommended Citation

ESMAEILI, HAMID REZA and PIRAVAR, ZEINAB (2006) "Karyotype of Persian Chub, Petroleuciscus persidis (Coad, 1981) (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from Southern Iran," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 30: No. 2, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol30/iss2/3