Schizothorax esocinus ';
General information
 
Schizothorax esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
 
 
Common nameChirruh snowtrout, Chhurru
Synonyms
Racoma esocina (Heckel, 1838)
Schizopyge esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
Schizothoraichthys esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
Schizothoraichithys esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
Racoma nobilis McClelland, 1842
Schizothorax nobilis (McClelland, 1842)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Pakistan; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Dal lake and river Jhelum, Kashmir, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
98
Karyotype formula
30m+22sm+10st+36t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Ganai FA, Yousuf AR, Dar SA, Tripathi NK, Wani SU (2011). Cytotaxonomic Status of Schizothoracine Fishes of Kashmir Himalaya (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), Caryologia. 64(4): 435-445.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image