Gonoproktopterus curmuca ';
General information
Gonoproktopterus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)
 
 
Common nameCurmuca barb
Valid name Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)
Synonyms
Cyprinus curmuca Hamilton, 1807
Barbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)
Gobio curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)
Gonoproktopterus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)
Puntius curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)
Gobio canarensis Jerdon, 1849
Barbus guentheri Day, 1869
Gonoproktopterus kolus (non Sykes, 1839)
Puntius kolus (non Sykes, 1839)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India
Occurrence Endemic: India
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Moovattupuzha river, Todupuzha, ldikki, Kerala, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
8
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
18m+38sm+28st+16t
Fundamental arm number
156
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR sites on 3 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kumar R, Srivastava SK, Kushwaha B, Singh PJ, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS (2005). A Report on High Number of Chromosomes in Three Endemic Fish Species from the Western Ghats of India. Nucleus, 48(3): 165-170.