Puntius chrysopterus ';
General information
 
Puntius chrysopterus (Mcclelland, 1839)
 
 
Common namePool barb
Valid name Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Leuciscus duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1844
Cyprinus sophore Hamilton, 1822
Barbus stigma (Valenciennes, 1844)
Systomus sophore (Hamilton, 1822)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Bhutan; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Guwahati, India
Source of chromosomes
Anterior kidney
Number of specimens with sex
25 (18 male, 7 female)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
4m+2st+42t
Fundamental arm number
54
Chromosome length
Ranged from 0.60–3.56 micron.
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Talukdar B, Mili S, Kalita HK, Sarma D (2016). Karyology of Puntius sophore (Pisces, Cypriniformes) from the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India. Poult Fish Wildl Sci, 4(2): 167.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image