| General information |
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Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Bengal loach, Botuk mach |
| Synonyms |
Cobitis dario Hamilton, 1822 Cobitis geto Hamilton, 1822 Botia geto (Hamilton, 1822) Botia macrolineata Teugels, De Vos & Snoeks, 1986 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Bhutan; questionable: Nepal |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Cachar, Assam, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill and kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
98 |
| Karyotype formula |
32m+6sm+60T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India. |
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