Chanda nama ';
General information
Chanda nama (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameElongate glass-perchlet, Chanda
Synonyms
Ambassis nama (Hamilton, 1822)
Bogoda nama (Hamilton, 1822)
Hamiltonia nama (Hamilton, 1822)
Chanda bogoda Hamilton, 1822
Ambassis bogoda (Hamilton, 1822)
Ambassis phula (Hamilton, 1822)
Ambassis oblonga (Cuvier, 1828)
Equula ovata Swainson, 1839
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Ambassidae
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Haryana and Assam, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and Gill
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
2sm+46a
Fundamental arm number
50
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
No heteromorphic sex chromosomes
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Rishi S, Gill PK, Rishi KK (1997). Karyotypic studies in two Indian species of glassfishes belonging to genus Chanda (Centropomidae Periformes, Pisces).Chromosome Science,1:43-44.