Macrognathus aculeatum ';
General information
 
Macrognathus aculeatum (Bloch, 1786)
 
 
Common nameLesser spiny eel, Gachi
Valid name Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
Synonyms
Ophidium aculeatum Bloch, 1786
Mastacembelus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
Rhyncobdella aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Macrognathus aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Rhynchobdella aculeata Bloch, 1786
Rhynchobdella ocellata Cuvier, 1832
Ophidium aculeatum Bloch, 1786
Mastacembelus aculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
Rhyncobdella aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Macrognathus aculeata (Bloch, 1786)
Rhynchobdella aculeata Bloch, 1786
Rhynchobdella ocellata Cuvier, 1832
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Synbranchiformes; Mastacembelidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos
Questionable: Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
No heteromorphic pair(s) in karyotype.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
10m+4sm+2st+32t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Manna GK, Prasad R (1977). Chromosome Analysis in Five Species of Fresh Water Fishes. Nucleus, 20(3): 264-271.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image