General information |
Clarias ebriensis Pellegrin (1920) |
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Common name | Abugu |
Synonyms |
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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; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Benin; Togo |
Occurrence |
native: Nigeria; native: Ghana; native: Ivory Coast; native: Benin; native: Togo |
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 |
51 (30 male, 21 female). |
Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
Karyotype formula |
6m+22sm+20a (male); 6m+23sm+19a (female). |
Fundamental arm number |
76 (male), 77 (femal |
Chromosome length |
- |
Sex chromosome |
Female karyotypes exhibited a heteromorphic pair suspected to be sex chromosome complex. |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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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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