Wallago attu ';
General information
Wallago attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
 
 
Common nameWallago
Synonyms
Silurus attu Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Wallagonia attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Silurus boalis Hamilton, 1822
Silurus macrostomus Swainson, 1839
Callichrous macrostomus (Swainson, 1839)
Silurus wallagoo Valenciennes, 1840
Silurus muelleri Bleeker, 1846
Silurus mulleri Bleeker, 1846
Wallago russellii Bleeker, 1846
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Near Threatened (NT)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Siluridae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study River Jumna and its adioining tributaries near Delhi, India
Source of chromosomes
Testicular material
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
86
Karyotype formula
86a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reportedn
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Nayyar RP(1966). Karyotype studies in thirteen species of fishes. Genetica, 37:78-92.