Eutropiichthys vacha ';
General information
Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameBatchwa vacha
Synonyms
Pimelodus vacha Hamilton, 1822
Bagrus vacha (Hamilton, 1822)
Pachypterus punctatus Swainson, 1839
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Schilbeidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Thailand; Myanmar; Nepal
Occurrence Native: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
10m+20sm+12st+4t+12T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Manna GK, Khuda-Bukhsh AR (1978). Karyomorphological Studies in Three Species of Teleostean fishes. Cytologia, 43: 69-73.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image