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 | Guwahati, Silchar in Assam & Shillong in Meghalaya, India | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney and Testis |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 51 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 32 |
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| Karyotype formula | 16m+16sm |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Nil |
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| Reference(s) |
Dhar NJ, Chatterjee K (1986). A Distinctive Chromosomal Race of Channid Fish, Channa punctata. Microbios letters, 33: 15-18. |
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