| General information |
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Chanda nama (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Elongate glass-perchlet, Chanda |
| Synonyms |
Ambassis nama (Hamilton, 1822) Bogoda nama (Hamilton, 1822) Hamiltonia nama (Hamilton, 1822) Chanda bogoda Hamilton, 1822 Ambassis bogoda (Hamilton, 1822) Ambassis phula (Hamilton, 1822) Ambassis oblonga (Cuvier, 1828) Equula ovata Swainson, 1839 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Ambassidae |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Pakistan; native: Myanmar; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill and Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
6 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
2sm+46T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Chattopadhyay GK, Das SK (1981). Karyomorphology of Two Species of Freshwater Fishes Chanda (Ambasis) nama (Fam.: Centropomidae) and Trichogaster lalius (Fam.: Osphronemidae) In: Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics (Eds. G.K. Manna and U. Sinha) Hiadasia Publishers, New delhi, 3: 141-144. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Haryana and Assam, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
2sm+46a |
| Fundamental arm number |
50 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
No heteromorphic sex chromosomes |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Rishi S, Gill PK, Rishi KK (1997). Karyotypic studies in two Indian species of glassfishes belonging to genus Chanda (Centropomidae Periformes, Pisces).Chromosome Science,1:43-44. |
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