| General information |
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Channa punctatus (Bloch, 1787) |
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| Common name | Spotted snakehead |
| Valid name |
Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) |
| Synonyms |
Ophicephalus indicus McClelland 1842 Ophicephalus karruwey Lacepede, 1801 Ophicephalus punctatus Bloch, 1793 Ophiocephalus affinis Gunther 1861 Ophiocephalus punctatus Bloch, 1793 Ophiocephalus indicus McClelland, 1842 Ophiocephalus karrouveri Lacepede, 1801 Ophiocephalus lata Hamilton 1822 |
| 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; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Myanmar; Nepal; Afghanistan |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Bangladesh; questionable: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; questionable: Thailand; native: Myanmar; native: Nepal; native: Afghanistan |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
32 |
| Karyotype formula |
18m+12sm+2st |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Manna GK, Prasad R (1973). Chromosomes in three species of fish (Channa). Nucleus, 16(3): 150-157. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kurukshetra, Haryana, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
6 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
32 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m+14sm+2A |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
G-banding |
| Reference |
Rishi KK, Rishi S (1981). Giemsa Banding in Fish Chromosome. 3rd All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics In: Perspective in Cytology and Genetics. (Eds. G.K. Manna and U. Sinha) Hindasia Publishers, Delhi, 3: 103-106. |
| 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 |
34 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m+18a |
| 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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