General information |
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| Cirrhinus mrigala | ||
| Common name | Mrigal carp, Nain | |
| Valid name | Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795) | |
| Synonyms |
Cyprinus cirrhosus Bloch, 1795 Cirrhina cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795) Cirrhinius cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795) Cirrhinus cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795) Dangila leschenaultii Valenciennes, 1842 Cirrhina leschenaultii (Valenciennes, 1842) Cirrhina blochii Valenciennes, 1842 Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842 Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849 Cirrhinus cauverii Jerdon, 1849 Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860 Cirrhinus horai Lakshmanan, 1966 Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966) Cirrhina chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Vulnerable (VU) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Mauritius |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar Questionable: China Introduced: Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius Not established: Sri Lanka, Thailand |
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| Importance | Food/Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Poondi fresh water aquaculture station | |
| Source of chromosomes | Gill tissues. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | - |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 8m+26sm+16t/a |
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| Fundamental arm number | - |
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| Chromosome length | Chromosomes length ranged from 3.0*10-3 to 8.5*10- |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Nucleolar organiser region and heterochromatin region were also observed. |
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| Reference(s) |
Nandini S, Arockia Rita JJ, Sharmila G (2014). Karyomorphology of two major carps, Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) Buchanan (Mrigal) and Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Valenciennes (Silver Carp). The International Journal of Science & Technoledge, 2(13): 19-25. |
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