Osteochilichthys longidorsalis
General information
Osteochilichthys longidorsalis (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994)
 
 
Valid name Osteochilus longidorsalis (Pethiyagoda &Kottelat, 1994)
Synonyms
Osteochilichthys longidorsalis (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994)
Cyprinion longidorsalis (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India
Occurrence Endemic: India
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Chalakkudy river, Poringalkuthu near Trichur, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
24m+26sm+22st+28t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kumar R, Srivastava SK, Kushwaha B, Singh PJ, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS (2005). A Report on High Number of Chromosomes in Three Endemic Fish Species from the Western Ghats of India. Nucleus, 48(3): 165-170.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image