Chitala chitala ';
General information
Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameClown knifefish
Synonyms
Mystus chitala Hamilton, 1822
Notopterus chitala (Hamilton, 1822)
Notopterus maculatus Valenciennes, 1832
Notopterus buchanani Valenciennes, 1848
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Near Threatened (NT)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Osteoglossomorpha; Osteoglossiformes; Notopteridae.
Geographical distribution
India; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal
Misidentification: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia
Introduced: Sri Lanka, Philippines
Importance
Food/ornamental/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Ganga river, Rasulabad ghat, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
42
Karyotype formula
42T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
G-banding
Reference(s)
Mishra A (1991). Studies on Chromosomes of Certain Indian Fishes. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
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