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 Vellar Estuary, South eastcoast of India
Source of chromosomes
Gill, Kidney and Gonads
Number of specimens with sex
Both sexes
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
40m+8sm
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
1.17 to 4.00
Sex chromosome
Famous for its ability to walk, have accessory res
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Natarajan R, Subrahmanyam K (1974). A Karyotype Study of Some Teleosts from Portonovo Waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B79(5): 173-196.