Heteropneustes fossilis ';
General information
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
 
 
Common nameStinging catfish
Synonyms
Saccobranchus microcephalus Gunther 1864
Saccobranchus microps (non Gunther, 1864)
Saccobranchus singio (Hamilton, 1822)
Silurus fossilis Bloch, 1794
Silurus laticeps Swainson 1838
Silurus singio Hamilton, 1822
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Heteropneustidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Iraq; Iran; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Turkey
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal
Questionable: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Introduced: Iraq, Turkey
Importance
Food/medicinal
Remarks
Traumatogenic to humans
Karyological information
Geographical area of study River Jumna and its adioining tributaries near Delhi, India
Source of chromosomes
Testicular material
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
58
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Nayyar RP(1966). Karyotype studies in thirteen species of fishes. Genetica, 37:78-92.