Channa marulius ';
General information
Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameGreat snakehead
Synonyms
Channa marulia (Hamilton, 1822)
Channa marulius ara Deraniyagala, 1945
Ophicephalus grandinosus Cuvier, 1831
Ophicephalus leucopunctatus Sykes, 1839
Ophicephalus marulius Hamilton, 1822
Ophicephalus sowara Cuvier, 1831
Ophiocephalus aurolineatus Day, 1870
Ophiocephalus grandinosus Cuvier, 1831
Ophiocephalus theophrasti Valenciennes, 1840
Ophiocephalus marulius ara Deraniyagala, 1945
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Channidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; USA
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal
Introduced: USA
Importance
Food/ornamental/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Simlipal Hills, Orissa, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
4
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
4m+40T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image