Cirrhina mrigala
General information
 
Cirrhina mrigala (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Valid name Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Cirrhina cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849
Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860
Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966)
Cirrhina chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
Cirrhina plumbea (non Valenciennes, 1842)
Cirrhina rubripinnis (non Valenciennes, 1842)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lucknow, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
12m+18sm+6st+14t
Fundamental arm number
80
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs were present on single chromosome pair.
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Ponniah AG (2001). Comparative cytogenetic studies in Indian major carps Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala (Cyprinidae, Pisces). Chromosome Science, 5: 153-158.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image