Schizothorax esocinus ';
General information
 
Schizothorax esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
 
 
Common nameChirruh snowtrout, Chhurru
Synonyms
Racoma esocina (Heckel, 1838)
Schizopyge esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
Schizothoraichthys esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
Schizothoraichithys esocinus (Heckel, 1838)
Racoma nobilis McClelland, 1842
Schizothorax nobilis (McClelland, 1842)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Pakistan; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kashmir valley, India
Source of chromosomes
Anterior kidney
Number of specimens with sex
6
Diploid chromosome number
98
Karyotype formula
30m+22sm+10st+36t
Fundamental arm number
150
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
-
Reference(s)
Ganai FA, Wani S, Ahmad S, Yousuf AR, Tripathi NK (2014). Coupled biochemical genetic and karyomorphological analyses for taxonomic classification- A case study of Schizothorax species complex (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). African J Biotech. 13(15): 1623-1630.