Garra mullya ';
General information
Garra mullya (Sykes, 1839)
 
 
Common nameSucker fish
Synonyms
Chondrostoma mullya Sykes, 1839
Discognathus fusiformis Heckel, 1844
Garra alta Day, 1867
Garra jenkinsonianum Hora, 1921
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Nepal
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Chalakkudy river of Kerala, Western Ghats, India
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
18m+14sm+10st+8t
Fundamental arm number
82
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-bands sites on 9 chromosome pairs, Ag-NOR sites on 1chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Nagpure, NS, Kumar R, Srivastava SK, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS, Kapoor D (2006) Cytogenetic Studies in Two Cyprinids Garra mullya and Barilius bakeri from the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Cytology and Genetics, 7: 69-78.