General information |
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| Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 | ||
| Common name | Wels catfish | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Siluridae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Iran; Syria; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; Algeria; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Sweden; Denmark; Finland; Netherlands; Albania; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland; Tunisia |
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| Occurrence | Introduced: China, Syria, Algeria, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Tunisia Native: Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland Extirpated: Denmark, Finland |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Institute of Fishery and Hydrobiology, Vodfiany, Czechoslovakia | |
| Source of chromosomes | Not reported |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 07 (05 Juveniles and 02 subadult with unknown sex) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 60 |
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| Karyotype formula | 22m+38sm/st |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | NORs (AgNO3 and CMA3 staining) were found to be localized on the ends of shorter arms of submetacentric chromosome pair 14. No DA/DAPI-bright positive fluorescent patterns on chromosomes were detected. C-banding led to the detection of specific banding patterns on several chromosome pairs: |
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| Reference(s) |
Rab P, Mayr B, Roth P(1991). Chromosome banding study of European catfish, Silurus glanis (Pisces, Siluridae). Genetica, 83: 153-157. |
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