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 | Ayuthaya, Thailand | |
| Source of chromosomes | Not reported |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 1 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 10m+12sm+10st+18a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 72 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | NORs were small, dot like blocks on the terminal regions of an acrocentric chromosome pair |
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| Reference(s) |
Magtoon W, Arai R (1993). Karyotypes and distribution of nucleolus organizer regions in cyprinid fishes from Thailand. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 40(1): 77-85. |
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