Clarias magur
General information
 
Clarias magur (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh
Importance
Remarks
BAC-FISH signals found on subtelocentric chromosome pair 18.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells.
Number of specimens with sex
7 (7 juvenile)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
14m+20sm+8st+8a
Fundamental arm number
84
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Specific C-bands observed on 4 metacentric, 6 submetacentric, 2 subtelocentric and 1 acrocentric chromosome pairs. Silver nitrate and chromomycin A3 exhibited presence of NORs on p-arms of chromosome pair 21. 18S and 5S rDNAs signals found on subtelocentric chromosome pair 21 and acrocentric chromosome pair 23.
Reference(s)
Baisvar VS, Kushwaha B, Kumar R, Kumar MS, Pandey M, Singh M. (2021). Chromosome analysis of walking catfish, Clarias magur (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Clariidae), using staining, FISH with 18S, 5S and BAC probes. J Appl Ichthyol., 37: 563–571.