General information |
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| Chanda ranga Hamilton, 1822 | ||
| Common name | Indian glassy fish | |
| Valid name | Parambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) | |
| Synonyms |
Ambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) Pseudambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) Ambassis alta Cuvier, 1828 Ambassis barlovi Sykes, 1839 Ambassis notatus Blyth, 1860 Pseudambassis notatus (Blyth, 1860) |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Ambassidae |
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| Geographical distribution | India; Japan; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Nepal |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Nepal Introduced: Japan |
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| Importance | Food |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Haryana and Assam, India | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney and Gill |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 40 |
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| Karyotype formula | 10sm+30a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 50 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | No heteromorphic sex chromosomes |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Rishi S, Gill PK, Rishi KK (1997). Karyotypic studies in two Indian species of glassfishes belonging to genus Chanda (Centropomidae Periformes, Pisces).Chromosome Science,1:43-44. |
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