Chagunius chagunio ';
General information
 
Chagunius chagunio (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameChaguni, Lal puti
Synonyms
Cyprinus chagunio (Hamilton, 1822)
Barbus chagunio (Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius chagunio (Hamilton, 1822)
Rohita chagunio (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus chagunius Hamilton, 1822
Barbus spilopholus Hamilton, 1822
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Thailand; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Cachar, Assam, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
16m+28sm+6T
Fundamental arm number
94
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
No detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Chanda T (1989). A study of chromosomes in some hill stream fishes of Assam, India. Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, Kalyani, West Bengal, India.