Schizothorax niger ';
General information
 
Schizothorax niger (Heckel, 1838)
 
 
Common nameChush snowtrout, Ale gad
Valid name Schizopyge niger (Heckel, 1838)
Synonyms
Schizothoraichthys niger Heckel, 1838
Schizothorax planifrons (Heckel, 1838)
Schizothoraichthys planifrons (Heckel, 1838)
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; Pakistan
Occurrence Native: India, Pakistan
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Nagin lake, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
98
Karyotype formula
22m+26sm+8st+42t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Nayak K (1982). Karyomorphology Studies in Two Species of Hill Stream Fishes from Kashmir, India. Chromosomes Information Sevice, Japan, 33: 12-14.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image