Catla catla ';
General information
Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameCatla, Bhakur
Synonyms
Cyprinus abramioides Sykes, 1839
Cyprinus catla Hamilton, 1822
Gibelion catla (Hamilton, 1822)
Hypselobarbus abramioides (Sykes, 1839)
Leuciscus catla (Hamilton, 1822)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Israel; Myanmar; Laos; Bhutan; Nepal; Mauritius; Zimbabwe
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Introduced: China, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bhutan, Mauritius, Zimbabwe
Not established: Sri Lanka, Thailand, Israel, Laos
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lucknow, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
10m+16sm+8st+16t
Fundamental arm number
76
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs were localized on two chromosome pairs.
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Ponniah AG (2001). Comparative cytogenetic studies in Indian major carps Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala (Cyprinidae, Pisces). Chromosome Science, 5: 153-158.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image