Catla catla ';
General information
Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameCatla, Bhakur
Synonyms
Cyprinus abramioides Sykes, 1839
Cyprinus catla Hamilton, 1822
Gibelion catla (Hamilton, 1822)
Hypselobarbus abramioides (Sykes, 1839)
Leuciscus catla (Hamilton, 1822)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Israel; Myanmar; Laos; Bhutan; Nepal; Mauritius; Zimbabwe
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Introduced: China, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bhutan, Mauritius, Zimbabwe
Not established: Sri Lanka, Thailand, Israel, Laos
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Poondi freshwater aquaculture station.
Source of chromosomes
Gill tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
-
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
8m+26sm+16t/a
Fundamental arm number
-
Chromosome length
Chromosome length ranged from 3.0*10-3 to 8.5*10-3
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nucleolar organiser region and heterochromatin region were observed.
Reference(s)
Nandini S, Arockia Rita JJ (2014). Karyomorphology of two major carps, Catla catla and Labeo rohita. Bioresearch Bulletin, Jun 26, Edition 1, 1-7.