General information |
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| Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Crucian carp, Gang gad | |
| Synonyms |
Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758 Carassius carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837 Carassius charax (Lesniewski, 1837) Carassius coeruleus Basilewsky, 1855 Carassius gibelio minutus (Kessler, 1856) Carassius linnei lacustrus Malm, 1877 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Japan; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Israel; Iran; Nepal; Mongolia; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Turkey; Russia; Kenya; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Colombia; Chile; Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Gibraltar; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Macedonia; Malta; Moldova; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Switzerland; Ethiopia |
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| Occurrence | Introduced: India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Israel, Iran, Nepal, Turkey, Kenya, France, Greece, Belgium, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Switzerland, Ethiopia Native: China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia Not established: Thailand, USA Questionable: Colombia |
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| Importance | Food/ ornamental |
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| Remarks | Model species |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Dal Lake Srinagar, Kashmir, India. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Anterior kidney. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 45 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 100 |
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| Karyotype formula | 20m+36sm+44st/t |
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| Fundamental arm number | - |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | - |
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| Reference(s) |
Jan G, Bazaz AI, Shah A, Andleeb S, Ahmad I, Qazi D, Asimi O, Bhat BA, Chesti A (2023). Karyotypic analysis of Crucian carp, Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) from cold waters of Kashmir Himalayas. Caryologia 76(2): 23-30. |
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