Mystus vittatus ';
General information
Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
 
 
Common nameStriped dwarf catfish
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 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR banding. NOR terminally located on one medium sized sub metacentric chromosome
Reference(s)
John G, Barat A, Lakra WS (1992). Localization of Nucleolar Organizer Regions in Fish Species, Catla catla and Mystus vittatus. The nucleus, 35(2,3): 179-181.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image