Colisa lalius ';
General information
Colisa lalius (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameDwarf gourami, Gowra
Valid name Trichogaster lalius (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Trichopodus lalius Hamilton, 1822
Polyacanthus lalius (Hamilton, 1822)
Colisa lalia (Hamilton, 1822)
Colisha lalius (Hamilton, 1822)
Colisa unicolor Cuvier, 1831
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Osphronemidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Singapore; Taiwan; Myanmar; Nepal; USA; Colombia
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Introduced: Singapore, Taiwan, USA, Colombia
Questionable: Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Bankura, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill, Kidney and Testis
Number of specimens with sex
10
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
14m+10sm+10st+2t+10T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Chattopadhyay GK, Das SK (1981). Karyomorphology of Two Species of Freshwater Fishes Chanda (Ambasis) nama (Fam.: Centropomidae) and Trichogaster lalius (Fam.: Osphronemidae) In: Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics (Eds. G.K. Manna and U. Sinha) Hiadasia Publishers, New delhi, 3: 141-144.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image