Tor chelynoides ';
General information
 
Tor chelynoides (Gunter, 1868)
 
 
Common nameDark mahseer
Valid name Puntius chelynoides (McClelland, 1839)
Synonyms
Barbus chelynoides McClelland, 1839
Naziritor chelynoides (McClelland, 1839)
Tor chelynoides (McClelland, 1839)
Barbus cheilynoides McClelland, 1839
Barbus chilinoides Gunter, 1868
Puntius chilinoides (Gunter, 1868)
Tor chilinoides (Gunter, 1868)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Nepal
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tributaries of river Alaknanda, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
8
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
20m+30sm+24st+26t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C- bands on 3 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Mani I, Kumar R, Singh M, Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Srivastava PK and Lakra WS (2013). Chromosomal Distribution of Constitutive Heterochromatin in Eight Species of mahseers (Family: Cyprinidae) from India. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 12: 178-186.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image