Wallago attu ';
General information
Wallago attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
 
 
Common nameWallago
Synonyms
Silurus attu Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Wallagonia attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Silurus boalis Hamilton, 1822
Silurus macrostomus Swainson, 1839
Callichrous macrostomus (Swainson, 1839)
Silurus wallagoo Valenciennes, 1840
Silurus muelleri Bleeker, 1846
Silurus mulleri Bleeker, 1846
Wallago russellii Bleeker, 1846
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Near Threatened (NT)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Siluridae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Sirsa feeder cannal, Jyotisar, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
86
Karyotype formula
12m+6sm+2st+66
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Rishi KK, Singh J (1983). Chromosomal Analysis of the Indian silurid, Wallago attu (Scheneider) (Family : Siluridae). Chromosome Information Service, 34: 10-11.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image