Cirrhinus mrigala ';
General information
 
Cirrhinus mrigala
 
 
Common nameMrigal carp, Nain
Valid name Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Synonyms
Cyprinus cirrhosus Bloch, 1795
Cirrhina cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinius cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinus cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Dangila leschenaultii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhina leschenaultii (Valenciennes, 1842)
Cirrhina blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849
Cirrhinus cauverii Jerdon, 1849
Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860
Cirrhinus horai Lakshmanan, 1966
Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966)
Cirrhina chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
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; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Mauritius
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar
Questionable: China
Introduced: Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius
Not established: Sri Lanka, Thailand
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Ayuthaya, Thailand
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
1
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
10m+12sm+10st+18a
Fundamental arm number
72
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs were small, dot like blocks on the terminal regions of an acrocentric chromosome pair
Reference(s)
Magtoon W, Arai R (1993). Karyotypes and distribution of nucleolus organizer regions in cyprinid fishes from Thailand. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 40(1): 77-85.