Tor putitora ';
General information
Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common namePutitor mahseer, Chadu
Synonyms
Cyprinus putitora Hamilton, 1822
Barbus putitora (Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius putuitora (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus mosal Hamilton, 1822
Barbus mosal (Hamilton, 1822)
Tor mosal (Hamilton, 1822)
Barbus progeneius McClelland, 1839
Tor progeneius (Hamilton, 1822)
Barbus macrocephalus 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 Yamuna river, Kulhal, Uttar Pradesh, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and Testis
Number of specimens with sex
10
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
10m+24sm+14st+52A
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
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