Macrognathus aculeatum ';
General information
 
Macrognathus aculeatum (Bloch, 1786)
 
 
Common nameLesser spiny eel, Gachi
Valid name Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
Synonyms
Ophidium aculeatum Bloch, 1786
Mastacembelus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
Rhyncobdella aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Macrognathus aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Rhynchobdella aculeata Bloch, 1786
Rhynchobdella ocellata Cuvier, 1832
Ophidium aculeatum Bloch, 1786
Mastacembelus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
Rhyncobdella aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Macrognathus aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Rhynchobdella aculeata Bloch, 1786
Rhynchobdella ocellata Cuvier, 1832
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Synbranchiformes; Mastacembelidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos
Questionable: Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
No heteromorphic pair(s) in karyotype.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill, Kidney and Testis
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
8m+2sm+38T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image