Botia dario ';
General information
Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameBengal loach, Botuk mach
Synonyms
Cobitis dario Hamilton, 1822
Cobitis geto Hamilton, 1822
Botia geto (Hamilton, 1822)
Botia macrolineata Teugels, De Vos & Snoeks, 1986
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Questionable: Nepal
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Cachar, Assam, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and kidney
Number of specimens with sex
4
Diploid chromosome number
98
Karyotype formula
32m+6sm+60T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image