Chanda nama ';
General information
Chanda nama (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameElongate glass-perchlet, Chanda
Synonyms
Ambassis nama (Hamilton, 1822)
Bogoda nama (Hamilton, 1822)
Hamiltonia nama (Hamilton, 1822)
Chanda bogoda Hamilton, 1822
Ambassis bogoda (Hamilton, 1822)
Ambassis phula (Hamilton, 1822)
Ambassis oblonga (Cuvier, 1828)
Equula ovata Swainson, 1839
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Ambassidae
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
2sm+46T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Chattopadhyay GK, Das SK (1981). Karyomorphology of Two Species of Freshwater Fishes Chanda (Ambasis) nama (Fam.: Centropomidae) and Trichogaster lalius (Fam.: Osphronemidae) In: Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics (Eds. G.K. Manna and U. Sinha) Hiadasia Publishers, New delhi, 3: 141-144.