| General information |
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Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Great snakehead |
| Synonyms |
Channa marulia (Hamilton, 1822) Channa marulius ara Deraniyagala, 1945 Ophicephalus grandinosus Cuvier, 1831 Ophicephalus leucopunctatus Sykes, 1839 Ophicephalus marulius Hamilton, 1822 Ophicephalus sowara Cuvier, 1831 Ophiocephalus aurolineatus Day, 1870 Ophiocephalus grandinosus Cuvier, 1831 Ophiocephalus theophrasti Valenciennes, 1840 Ophiocephalus marulius ara Deraniyagala, 1945 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Channidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; USA |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Laos; native: Cambodia; native: Nepal; introduced: USA |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Simlipal Hills, Orissa, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill and Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+40T |
| 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. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Thailand |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+4st+36a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Donsakul T, Magtoon W (1991). Chromosome study on five species of channid fishes (Channa, family Channidae), from Thailand. Proceedings of the 29th Kasetsart University Annual Conference: Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Aquaculture; 1991 Feb 4-7; Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). p. 561-574. Published by FAO and NACA at Bangkok. |
| Record 3 |
| Geographical area of study |
River Jumna and its adioining tributaries near Delhi, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Testicular material |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
40 |
| Karyotype formula |
10m+30a |
| Fundamental arm number |
50 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Nayyar RP(1966). Karyotype studies in thirteen species of fishes. Genetica, 37:78-92. |
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