| General information |
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Clarias macromystax (Gunther, 1864) |
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| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Indonesia; Nigeria; Ghana; Benin; Niger |
| Occurrence |
native: Indonesia; native: Nigeria; native: Ghana; native: Benin; native: Niger |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Oyo State Fish Farm, Agodi, Ibadan; Asejire Lake, Osun State and Lekki lagoon, Lagos State, Nigeria. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
49 |
| Karyotype formula |
27m+10sm+11st+1t |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Ifeoluwa OT, Adeogun AO, Bakare AA, Sowunmi AA, Ugwumba AAA, Ugwumba OA (2011). Karyotypic description of six species of Clarias (Siluriformes: Clariidae) from South West Nigeria. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3(4): 264-273. |
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