Lepidocephalus guntea ';
General information
Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameGuntea loach
Valid name Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Canthophrys olivaceus Swainson, 1839
Canthophrys vittatus Swainson, 1839
Cobitis balgara Hamilton, 1822
Cobitis guntea Hamilton, 1822
Cobitis maya Sykes, 1839
Cobitis phoxocheila McClelland, 1839
Lepidocephalichthys nepalensis (Shrestha, 1980)
Lepidocephalus dibruensis Sen, 1979
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Thailand; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Hoogly river, Tribeni, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill, Kidney and Testis
Number of specimens with sex
10
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
22m+14sm+2st+12T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Barat A, Khuda Bukhsh AR (1986). Karyomorphometrical Studies in Two Species of Fishes Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Fam. Bagridae) In: Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics. (Eds. G.K. Manna & U. Sinha) Hindasia Publishers, New Delhi, 5: 115-118.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image