Mystus tengara ';
General information
Mystus tengara (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameTengara mystus
Synonyms
Pimelodus tengara Hamilton, 1822
Macrones tengara (Hamilton, 1822)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Bagridae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study River Jumna and its adioining tributaries near Delhi, India
Source of chromosomes
Testicular material
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
10m+44a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Nayyar RP(1966). Karyotype studies in thirteen species of fishes. Genetica, 37:78-92.