| General information |
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Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
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| Common name | Walking snakehead |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Channidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Iran; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Afghanistan |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: Vietnam; native: Iran; native: Myanmar; native: Laos; native: Cambodia; native: Nepal; native: Afghanistan |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Rayer Bazar fish market of Dhaka city, Bangladesh |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and gills |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
78 |
| Karyotype formula |
34m+2sm+42t |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
1.50–3.00 |
| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
CMA-positive bands appeared on 12 chromosomes. |
| Reference |
Ruma F, Ahmed ATA, Alam SS (2006). Karyotype Analysis of Channa punctata Bloch and Channa orientalis Schneider with Giemsa, CMA and DAPI. Cytologia, 71(4): 425–430.
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