Schizothorax plagiostomus ';
General information
 
Schizothorax plagiostomus (Heckel, 1838)
 
 
Common nameHill trout
Synonyms
Oreinus plagiostomus (Heckel, 1838)
Schizothorax sinuatus Heckel, 1838
Oreinus sinuatus (Heckel, 1838)
Oreinus griffithii 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; Myanmar; Nepal; Afghanistan
Occurrence Native: India, China, Pakistan, Myanmar, 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
96
Karyotype formula
24m+18sm+54t
Fundamental arm number
138
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.