Xenentodon cancila ';
General information
Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameFreshwater garfish, Kakila
Synonyms
Esox cancila Hamilton, 1822
Belone cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
Xenenthodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
Belone graii Sykes, 1839
Esox indica McClelland, 1842
Esox hindostanicus Falconer, 1868
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Beloniformes; Belonidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Hawaii
Occurrence Native: India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal
Introduced: Hawaii
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Gho-Manahsan, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Source of chromosomes
Testis, Kidney and Gill
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
16m+18sm+6st+8t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Sharma OP, Tripathi NK (1981). Studies on the Somatic and Meiotic Chromosomes of a fresh water teleost, Xenentodon cancila (Belonidae Pisces). Chromosome Information System, 30: 11-13.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image