Horabagrus brachysoma ';
General information
 
Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther, 1864)
 
 
Common nameGünther's catfish
Synonyms
Pseudobagrus brachysoma Gunther, 1864
Pseudobagrus chryseus Day, 1865
Macrones chryseus Day, 1865
Mystus chryseus (Day, 1865)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Bagridae.
Geographical distribution
India
Occurrence Endemic: India
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Meenachil river of Kerala, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
60
Karyotype formula
28m+20sm+8st+4t
Fundamental arm number
108
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Kumar R, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS, Verma MS (2003). Characterization of Three Endemic Fish Species from West |n Ghats using Cytogenetic markers. Nucleus, 46(3): 110-114.