General information |
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| Channa punctata (Bloch, 1787) | ||
| Common name | Spotted snakehead | |
| Synonyms |
Ophicephalus indicus McClelland 1842 Ophicephalus karruwey Lacepede, 1801 Ophicephalus punctatus Bloch, 1793 Ophiocephalus affinis Gunther 1861 Ophiocephalus punctatus Bloch, 1793 Ophiocephalus indicus McClelland, 1842 Ophiocephalus karrouveri Lacepede, 1801 Ophiocephalus lata Hamilton 1822 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Channidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Myanmar; Nepal; Afghanistan |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Afghanistan Questionable: Malaysia, Thailand |
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| Importance | Food/ornamental/sports |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Rayer Bazar fish market of Dhaka city, Bangladesh | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney and gills |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 32 |
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| Karyotype formula | 24m+2sm+6 t |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | 2.70–6.60 |
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| Sex chromosome | ||
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | CMA-positive bands were observed on 7 chromosomes |
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| Reference(s) |
Ruma F, Ahmed ATA, Alam SS (2006). Karyotype Analysis of Channa punctata Bloch and Channa orientalis Schneider with Giemsa, CMA and DAPI. Cytologia, 71(4): 425–430.
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