Mystus gulio ';
General information
Mystus gulio (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameLong whiskers catfish
Synonyms
Pimelodus gulio Hamilton, 1822
Aoria gulio (Hamilton, 1822)
Aspidobagrus gulio (Hamilton, 1822)
Bagrus gulio (Hamilton, 1822)
Macrones gulio (Hamilton, 1822)
Pseudobagrus gulio (Hamilton, 1822)
Bagrus albilabris Hamilton, 1822
Bagrus albilabrus Hamilton, 1822
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; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food
Remarks
No dissimilar pair/ pairs noticed in karyotype of either sex.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
58
Karyotype formula
30m+12sm+2st+14t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Manna GK, Khuda-Bukhsh AR (1978). Karyomorphological studies in three species of Teleostean Fishes. Cytologia, 43: 69-73.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image