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 Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
16m+16sm+14A
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
ZZ in male; WZ in female
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
G-banding
Reference(s)
Rishi KK, Rishi S (1981). Giemsa Banding in Fish Chromosome. 3rd All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics In: Perspective in Cytology and Genetics. (Eds. G.K. Manna and U. Sinha) Hindasia Publishers, Delhi, 3: 103-106.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image