Mystus vittatus vittatus ';
General information
Mystus vittatus vittatus (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 Simlipal hills, Orissa, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill, Kidney and Testis
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
28m+22sm+2st+2T
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