Channa orientalis ';
General information
 
Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 
 
Common nameWalking snakehead
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Channidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Iran; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Iran, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Rayer Bazar fish market of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and gills
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
78
Karyotype formula
34m+2sm+42t
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
1.50–3.00
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
CMA-positive bands appeared on 12 chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Ruma F, Ahmed ATA, Alam SS (2006). Karyotype Analysis of Channa punctata Bloch and Channa orientalis Schneider with Giemsa, CMA and DAPI. Cytologia, 71(4): 425–430.