Pristolepis marginata ';
General information
Pristolepis marginata (Jerdon, 1849)
 
 
Common nameMalabar leaffish
Synonyms
Pristolepis marginatus Jerdon, 1849
Catopra marginata (Jerdon, 1849)
Pristolepis marginatus marginatus Jerdon, 1849
Catopra tetracanthus Gunther, 1862
Catopra malabarica Gunther, 1862
Nandus malabaricus (Gunther, 1862)
Pristolepis malabarica (Gunther, 1862)
Pristilepis malabarica (Gunther, 1862)
Pristolepis malabaricus (Gunther, 1862)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Anabantoidei; Pristolepididae
Geographical distribution
India
Occurrence Endemic: India
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Achankoil river of Kerala, Western Ghats, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48t
Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-bands on 9 chromosome pairs, Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kumar R, Verma MS, Srivastava SK, Anna Mercy TV, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS (2004). Characterization of Fish Pristolepis marginata Jerdon Using Cytogenetic Markers. Journal of Cytology and Genetics, 5: 167-172.