Clarias albopunctatus ';
General information
 
Clarias albopunctatus Nichols, La & Monte (1953)
 
 
Common nameAbugu
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae.
Geographical distribution
Nigeria; Cameroon; Guinea; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Occurrence Native: Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Questionable: Guinea
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Anambra river, Nigeria.
Source of chromosomes
Blood leucocytes culture.
Number of specimens with sex
56 (26 male, 30 female).
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
4m+22sm+22a (male), 4m+23sm+21a (female).
Fundamental arm number
74 (male), 75 (femal
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
Female karyotypes exhibited a heteromorphic pair suspected to be sex chromosome complex.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Eyo JE (2005). Cytogenetic variations in Clarias species (Clariidae: Surulifromis) of the Anambra river using leucocytes culture techniques. Animal Research International, 2(1): 275- 286.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image