Puntius chrysopterus ';
General information
 
Puntius chrysopterus (Mcclelland, 1839)
 
 
Common namePool barb
Valid name Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Leuciscus duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1844
Cyprinus sophore Hamilton, 1822
Barbus stigma (Valenciennes, 1844)
Systomus sophore (Hamilton, 1822)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Bhutan; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study R.S. Pura, Treba, Gharana, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
4m+6st+38t
Fundamental arm number
58
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Tripathi NK, Sharma OP (1987). Cytological studies on six cyprinid fishes. Genetica, 73(3): 243-246.