Table 1.Chromosome numbers and DNA content in the Acipenseriformes, Lepiaosteiformes, and Amiiformes^1.
Species Chromosome DNA content in Ploidy, n Reference
numbers Pg (according to the
DNA content)
Order Aciperiseriformes
familyPolyodontidae
North America
Polyodon spathula
Tennesse River, Alabama 120 – – Dingerkus & Howell (1976)
Kentucky – 3.9^24 Tiersch et al. (1989)
Missouri – 4.89^24 Blacklidge & Bidwell (1993)
Moscow Aquarium,Russia – 3.17^24 Birstein et al (1993)
familyAcipenseridae
subfamilyAciperiserinae
Europe
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Volga River 250 ± 8 – – Birstein & Vasiliev (I 987)
Caspian Sea 247 ± 8 Vasilev(1985)
Sea of Azov 250 ± 8 – – Vasiliev(1985), Areijev(1 989a)
Italy, cell culture 250 ± 8 – – Fontana et al. (1 995)
Italy 239 ± 7 – Fontana & Colombo (1974)
Italy, cell culture 246 ± 8 – – Fontana et al. (1995)
A. nudiventris
Black Sea 118 ± 2 – Arefjev (1983), Vasiliev (1985)
Aral Sea, Uzbekistan (Central Asia) – 3 90^24 Birstein et al. (1993)
A. percius
Caspian Sea > 200 – – Fashkhami (pers comm.)
A.ruthenus
Volga River 118 ±2– - Vasiliev (1985), Birstein & Vasiliev- 3.74^24 Birstein et al. (1993)
Don River 118 ± 3 – – Arefjev (1989b)
Danube, Yugoslavia 116 ± 4 – – Fontana et al. (1977)
Danube, Slovakia 118 ± 3 – – Rab (1986)
Italy (aquaculture) 118 ± 4 – - Fontana (1 994)
Italy, cell culture 118 ± 9 – – Fontana et al. (1995)
Volga Riv er 118 ± 2 – – Birstein & Vasiliev (1987)Italy 116 ± 4 – – Fontana & Colombo (1974)7.87^28 Birstein et al. (1993)
––A.naccarii- 246 ± 8 – – Fontana (1994)
(1987)A. stellatus– 3.74 (^24) Birstein et al. (1993)
A.sturio
- 3.6^44 Fontana (1976)
- 3.26 4 Mirsky & Ris (I951)
Huso huso
Don River 118 ± 2 – – Serebryakova et al. (1983), Arefjev
Volga River 118 ± 2 – – Birstein & VasiIiev (1987)
Italy 116 ± 4 – – Fontana & Colombo (1974)
(1 989b)- 3.17^24 Birstein et al. (1993)
– 3.6 (^44) Fontana (1976)
Asia
Siberia
Acipenser baerii
Italy (aquaculture) 246 ± 8 Fontana (1 994)
Lena River 248 ± 5 – – Vasiliev et al. (1980)