Anabas testudineus ';
General information
Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
 
 
Common nameClimbing perch
Synonyms
Anabas elongatus Reuvens, 1895
Anabas macrocephalus Bleeker, 1855
Anabas microcephalus Bleeker, 1857
Anabas scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Anabas spinosus Gray, 1834
Anabas tastudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Anabas testudineus lacustri Das, 1966
Anabas elongatus Reuvens, 1895
Anabas macrocephalus Bleeker, 1855
Anabas microcephalus Bleeker, 1857
Anabas scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Anabas spinosus Gray, 1834
Anabas tastudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Anabas testudineus lacustri Das, 1966
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Data Deficient (DD)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Anabantoidei; Anabantidae
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Australia; Papua New Guinea; USA
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal
Introduced: Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea
Not established: USA
Importance
Food
Remarks
Famous for its ability to walk, have accessory respiratory organ, cultivated in rice fields
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
4st+20t+22T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Manna GK, Prasad R (1974). Somatic and Germinal Chromosomes of the Tropical Perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch). Ind. J. Zool., 2(1): 11-14.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image