Clarias batrachus ';
General information
Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common namePhilippine catfish, Mangur, Indian catfish
Synonyms
Silurus batrachus Linnaeus, 1758
Clarias betrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clarius bartrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clarias punctatus Valenciennes, 1840
Clarias assamensis Day, 1877
Macropteronotus magur (non Hamilton, 1822)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Papua New Guinea; USA; Guam
Occurrence Misidentification: India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal
Introduced: China, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, USA, Guam
Native: Indonesia
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Move across land using its stiff pectoral spines and have special mucous-producing pores on its body to help walking
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lucknow, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
15
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
12m+18sm+10st+10t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs sites on 1 chromosome pairs and C-band sites on 7 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Nagpure NS, Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Ponniah AG (2000). Comparative Karyomorphology of African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) and Asian catfish Clarias batrachus (Linn.). Chromosome science, 4: 57-59.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image