Monopterus cuchia ';
General information
Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameCuchia, Kuchia
Synonyms
Unibranchapertura cuchia Hamilton, 1822
Amphipnous cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)
Ophichthys punctatus Swainson, 1839
Ophichthys punctata Swainson, 1839
Pneumabranchus striatus McClelland, 1844
Pneumabranchus leprosus McClelland, 1844
Pneumabranchus albinus McClelland, 1844
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Synbranchiformes; Synbranchidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
42
Karyotype formula
4m+12t+26T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Khuda-Bukhsh AR (1975). Ph.D. thesis, Kalyani University, Kalyani,West Bengal, India.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image