Karyotype of the Mormyrid Baby Whale Fish (Osteoglossiformes: Mormyridae): Brienomyrus Brachyistius in Oluwa River, Nigeria
Abstract:The mormyrid fishes of the order Osteoglossiformes are abundant in the freshwaters of tropical Africa; the enormous species diversity of the group requires many systematics tools to comprehend this diversity better. Cytogenetics data can complement other systematics procedures to accomplish the above-stated objective, but information on many mormyrids' karyotypes is unavailable. In this study, Brienomyrus brachyistius from the Oluwa River was studied to enhance the understanding of the karyotype organization i… Show more
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