General information |
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| Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther, 1864) | ||
| Common name | Günther's catfish | |
| Synonyms |
Pseudobagrus brachysoma Gunther, 1864 Pseudobagrus chryseus Day, 1865 Macrones chryseus Day, 1865 Mystus chryseus (Day, 1865) |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Vulnerable (VU) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Bagridae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India |
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| Occurrence | Endemic: India |
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| Importance | Food/ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Meenachil river of Kerala, India | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 7 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 60 |
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| Karyotype formula | 28m+20sm+8st+4t |
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| Fundamental arm number | 108 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs |
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| Reference(s) |
Nagpure NS, Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Kumar R, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS, Verma MS (2003). Characterization of Three Endemic Fish Species from West |n Ghats using Cytogenetic markers. Nucleus, 46(3): 110-114. |
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