| General information |
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Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Freshwater garfish, Kakila |
| Synonyms |
Esox cancila Hamilton, 1822 Belone cancila (Hamilton, 1822) Xenenthodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) Belone graii Sykes, 1839 Esox indica McClelland, 1842 Esox hindostanicus Falconer, 1868 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater and freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Beloniformes; Belonidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Hawaii |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Laos; native: Cambodia; native: Bhutan; native: Nepal; introduced: Hawaii |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Gho-Manahsan, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Testis, Kidney and Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m+18sm+6st+8t |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Sharma OP, Tripathi NK (1981). Studies on the Somatic and Meiotic Chromosomes of a fresh water teleost, Xenentodon cancila (Belonidae Pisces). Chromosome Information System, 30: 11-13. |
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