General information |
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| Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) | ||
| Common name | North African catfish | |
| Synonyms |
Silurus gariepinus Burchell, 1822 Macropteronotus charmuth Lacepede, 1803 Clarias capensis Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias lazera Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias syriacus Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias mossambicus Peters, 1852 Clarias robecchii Vinciguerra, 1893 Clarias microphthalmus Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias guentheri Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias depressus Myers, 1925 Clarias notozygurus Lonnberg & Rendahl, 1922 Silurus gariepinus Burchell, 1822 Macropteronotus charmuth Lacepede, 1803 Clarias capensis Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias lazera Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias syriacus Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias mossambicus Peters, 1852 Clarias robecchii Vinciguerra, 1893 Clarias microphthalmus Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias guentheri Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias depressus Myers, 1925 Clarias notozygurus Lonnberg & Rendahl, 1922 |
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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; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam; Israel; Iraq; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Syria; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Turkey; Russia; South Africa; Tanzania; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Somalia; Kenya; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Senegal; Guinea; France; Greece; Netherlands; Brazil; Argentina; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Slovakia; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Gabon; Lesotho; Malawi; Mali; Niger; Rwanda; Swaziland; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
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| Occurrence | Introduced: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Iraq, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Ivory Coast, Greece, Netherlands, Brazil, Argentina, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Gabon, Lesotho Native: Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, South Africa, Tanzania, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Somalia, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Sudan, Eritrea, Senegal, Guinea, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Not established: Russia, France, Cyprus, Hungary, Poland Questionable: Mauritania |
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| Importance | Food/sports |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | River basins of Thailand | |
| Source of chromosomes | Anterior Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 16 (8 males and 8 females) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 56 |
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| Karyotype formula | 18 m+ 20 sm + 18 st/a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 94 |
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| Chromosome length | ||
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | The 18S rDNA signals were found to be localised on subtelomeric/telomeric region of one medium-sized sm chromosomal pair; the 5S rDNA signals were located in two small st/a chromosome pairs |
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| Reference(s) |
Maneechot N, Yano CF, Bertollo LAC, Getlekha N, Molina WF, Ditcharoen S, Tengjaroenkul B, Supiwong W, Tanomtong A, Cioffi MB (2016). Genomic organization of repetitive DNAs highlights chromosomal evolution in the genus Clarias (Clariidae, Siluriformes). Molecular Cytogenetics 9:4, DOI 10.1186/s13039-016-0215-2 |
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