Devario aequipinnatus ';
General information
Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839)
 
 
Common nameGiant danio
Synonyms
Perilampus aequipinnatus McClelland, 1839
Danio aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839)
Leuciscus aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839)
Pteropsarion aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839)
Danio aequipinnulus (McClelland, 1839)
Leuciscus lineolatus Blyth, 1858
Danio lineolatus (Blyth, 1858)
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; China; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lokchao river and the Tupul river of Manipur, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
25 (17 male; 08 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
6m+34sm+6st+4t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Sukham S, Chingakham BK, Thoidingjam L, Waikhom G (2013). Cytogenetic Characterization of Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839) and Devario yuensis (Arunkumar and Tombi, 1998) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Manipur, Northeast India. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 37: 706-712.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image