Colisa fasciatus ';
General information
Colisa fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
 
 
Common nameBanded gourami
Valid name Trichogaster fasciata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
Clupisoma argentata (Swainson, 1839)
Polyacanthus fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Colisha fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Trichopodus colisa Hamilton, 1822
Trichopodus bejeus Hamilton, 1822
Trichopodus cotra Hamilton, 1822
Colisa vulgaris Cuvier, 1831
Colisa ponticeriana Valenciennes, 1831
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Osphronemidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Taiwan; Myanmar; Nepal; USA; Colombia
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Introduced: Taiwan, USA, Colombia
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Moirang region, Manipur, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
16m+16sm+6st+10t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs, C-band
Reference(s)
Kushwaha B, Kumar R, Nagpure NS, Behera BK, Lakra WS (2008). Chromosome Banding Studies in Two Freshwater Gouramies from North Eastern India. Nucleus, 51(1,2): 61-72.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image