Mystus `Var B` ';
General information
Mystus `Var B` (Bloch, 1794)
 
 
Common nameStriped dwarf catfish
Valid name Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms
Silurus vittatus Bloch, 1794
Aoria vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Bagrus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Macrones vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Bagridae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal
Questionable: Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Misidentification: Thailand
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Freshwater system of Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India.
Source of chromosomes
Gill tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
25 fingerlings.
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
6m+18sm+30a
Fundamental arm number
78
Chromosome length
Ranged from 0.60–3.56 micron.
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Karuppasamy R, Bela Z, Kamatchi B (2010). Karyotype of a bagrid catfish, Mystus vittatus, from the freshwater system of Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. ScienceAsia, 36: 157-160.