Glyptothorax pectinopterus ';
General information
 
Glyptothorax pectinopterus (McClelland, 1842)
 
 
Common nameRiver cat, Nayid
Synonyms
Glyptothorax pectinipterus (McClelland, 1842)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Sisoridae.
Geographical distribution
India; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Alaknanda, Uttrakhand, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
8
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
24m+16sm+12t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Bahuguna SN, Thapliyal SM, Kumar M, Upadhyay and Bahuguna P (2008). Karyotypic Study in Three Fishes of Family Siluridae from River Alaknanda. Journal of Environment and Bio-sciences, 22 (2): 143-152.