General information |
Barilius bakeri (Day,1865) |
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Common name | Malabar baril |
Synonyms |
Opsarius bakeri Day, 1865 |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
Habitat |
Freshwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
Geographical distribution |
India |
Occurrence |
endemic: India |
Importance |
Ornamental |
Remarks |
Exported for the international aquarium trade as Blue-dotted Hill Trout |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Chalakkudy river of Kerala, Western Ghats, India |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
Diploid chromosome number |
50 |
Karyotype formula |
24m+14sm+6st+6t |
Fundamental arm number |
88 |
Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-bands on 4 chromosome pairs, Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs |
Reference |
Nagpure NS, Kumar R, Srivastava SK, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS, Kapoor D (2006). Cytogenetic studies in two cyprinids Garra mullya and Barilius bakeri from the western ghats of India. Journal of Cytology and Genetics, 7: 69-78. |
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