Cirrhinus mrigala ';
General information
 
Cirrhinus mrigala
 
 
Common nameMrigal 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
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Mauritius
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar
Questionable: China
Introduced: Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius
Not established: Sri Lanka, Thailand
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Poondi fresh water aquaculture station
Source of chromosomes
Gill tissues.
Number of specimens with sex
-
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
8m+26sm+16t/a
Fundamental arm number
-
Chromosome length
Chromosomes length ranged from 3.0*10-3 to 8.5*10-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nucleolar organiser region and heterochromatin region were also observed.
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.