Schizothorax niger ';
General information
 
Schizothorax niger (Heckel, 1838)
 
 
Common nameChush snowtrout, Ale gad
Valid name Schizopyge niger (Heckel, 1838)
Synonyms
Schizothoraichthys niger Heckel, 1838
Schizothorax planifrons (Heckel, 1838)
Schizothoraichthys planifrons (Heckel, 1838)
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; Pakistan
Occurrence Native: India, Pakistan
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
24m+32sm+22st+20t
Fundamental arm number
154
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.