| General information |
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Clarias albopunctatus Nichols, La & Monte (1953) |
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| Common name | Abugu |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Nigeria; Cameroon; Guinea; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Occurrence |
native: Nigeria; native: Cameroon; questionable: Guinea; native: Central African Republic; native: Chad; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Anambra river, Nigeria. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Blood leucocytes culture. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
56 (26 male, 30 female). |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+22sm+22a (male), 4m+23sm+21a (female). |
| Fundamental arm number |
74 (male), 75 (femal |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
Female karyotypes exhibited a heteromorphic pair suspected to be sex chromosome complex. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Eyo JE (2005). Cytogenetic variations in Clarias species (Clariidae: Surulifromis) of the Anambra river using leucocytes culture techniques. Animal Research International, 2(1): 275- 286. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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