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 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
No detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR banding, NORs of minute size were located terminal to short arms of 2 pairs (2sm+2st)
Reference(s)
John G, Barat A, Lakra WS (1992). Localization of Nucleolar Organizer Regions in Fish Species, Catla catla and Mystus vittatus. The nucleus, 35(2,3): 179-181.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image