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 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Source of chromosomes
Gills and kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
10m+14sm+6st+20T
Fundamental arm number
74
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs were present terminally on short arm of one submetacentric chromosome pair.
Reference(s)
John G, Barat A, Lakra WS (1993). Localization of nucleolar organizer regions in Labeo (Cyprinidae). La Kromosomo, 2(70): 2381-2384.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image