Tor progeneius ';
General information
 
Tor progeneius (McClelland, 1839)
 
 
Common namePutitor mahseer, Chadu
Valid name Tor putitora (Hamilton,1822)
Synonyms
Barbus progeneius McClelland, 1839
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; China; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Bhutan; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan
Introduced: Bangladesh
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Jia Bhoreli river, Bhalukpong, Assam, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
20m+20sm+20st+40t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C- bands on 11 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