Mystus vittatus ';
General information
Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
 
 
Common nameStriped dwarf catfish
Synonyms
Silurus vittatus Bloch, 1794
Aoria vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Bagrus vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
Macrones vittatus (Bloch, 1794)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Bagridae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal
Questionable: Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Misidentification: Thailand
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
20m+24sm+10st
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Manna GK, Prasad R (1974). Cytological Evidence for Two Forms of Mystus vittatus (Bloch) as Two Species. Nucleus, XVII (I): 4-8.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image