Pisodonophis boro ';
General information
 
Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameRice-paddy eel
Synonyms
Ophisurus boro Hamilton, 1822
Ophichthys boro (Hamilton, 1822)
Pisodontophis bora (Hamilton, 1822)
Pisoodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
Ophisurus harancha Hamilton, 1822
Ophisurus caudatus McClelland, 1844
Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848
Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849
Conger microstoma Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853
Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1853
Ophisurus potamophilus Bleeker, 1853
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Anguilliformes; Ophichthidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Australia; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Seychelles
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Australia, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
38
Karyotype formula
18m+4sm+4st+12T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India.
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