Labeo rohita ';
General information
Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameRoho labeo, Rohu
Synonyms
Cyclocheilichthys amblyceps Fowler, 1937
Cyprinus rohita Hamilton, 1822
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; Japan; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Madagascar; Mauritius; Zimbabwe
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Not established: China, Japan, Malaysia, Laos
Introduced: Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bhutan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Zimbabwe
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lucknow, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
6m+16sm+8st+20t
Fundamental arm number
72
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS (1997). Distribution of C-band heterochromatin in Labeo rohita, Ham. (cyprinidae). Chromosome Science, 1: 45-46.
Karyology remarks

Karyotype /Metaphase complement image