| General information |
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Chela cachius (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Silver hatchet chela |
| Synonyms |
Cyprinus atpar (Hamilton, 1822) Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822 Leuciscus anastoma Swainson, 1839 Paradanio elegans Day, 1867 Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839 Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849 |
| 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; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Pakistan; native: Myanmar; questionable: Nepal |
| Importance |
Ornamental/larvicidal |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Tawi River, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
70 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m+6sm+16st+32t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Tripathi NK, Sharma OP (1987). Cytological studies on six cyprinid fishes. Genetica, 73(3): 243-246. |
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