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 Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
8m+16sm+14st+8t+4T
Fundamental arm number
74
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Manna GK, Khuda Bukhsh AR (1977). A check list of chromosomes in cyprinid fishes. Journal of Zoological Research, 1(2): 34-43.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image