Karyotype of Four Mouth-Brooding Betta Fishes (Betta Bleeker, 1850) in Thailand

Authors

  • Teamjun Sarasan Toxic Substance in Livestock and Aquatic Animals Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Muang, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
  • Weerayuth Supiwong Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai Campus, Muang, Nong Khai 43000, Thailand
  • Namkang Sriwattanarothai Institute for Innovative Learning, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
  • Bhinyo Panijpan Center for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
  • Nattapong Srisamoot Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Kalasin University, Muang, Kalasin 46000, Thailand
  • Alongklod Tanomtong Toxic Substance in Livestock and Aquatic Animals Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Muang, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

Keywords:

Mouth–brooding Betta, Betta, karyotype, chromosome

Abstract

The karyotype and chromosomal characteristics of nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) of four mouth-brooding Betta from Thailand: Betta pi Tan, 1998, B. prima Kottelat, 1994, B. pugnax (Cantor, 1849), and B. simplex Kottelat, 1994, were reported. The results exhibited that the diploid chromosome number (karyotype formula) and fundamental number (NF) of each species are; B. pi, 2n=34 (4m+4sm+18a+8t) NF=60, B. prima, 2n=38 (6m+12a+20t) NF=56, B. pugnax, 2n=40 (4m+2sm+14a+20t) NF=60 and B. simplex, 2n=46 (2m+2sm+4a+38t) NF=54. All species revealed one pair of NOR-bearing chromosomes located on the short arm (p) of the acrocentric chromosome. In addition, the different sizes and morphology of Ag–NOR were observed in these four Betta fishes.

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