General information |
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| Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800) | ||
| Common name | Zig-zag eel, Baam | |
| Synonyms |
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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; Anabantomorpharia; Synbranchiformes; Mastacembelidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal |
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| Importance | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | - | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidneys. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | - |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 10m+4sm+2st+32t |
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| Fundamental arm number | - |
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| Chromosome length | Mean chromosomes length ranged from 0.89 to 1.81 m |
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| Sex chromosome | ||
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | ||
| Reference(s) |
Manna GK, Khuda-Bukhsh AR (1978). Karyomorphological studies in three species of teleostean fishes. Cytologia, 43: 69-73. |
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