| General information |
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Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Clown knifefish |
| Synonyms |
Mystus chitala Hamilton, 1822 Notopterus chitala (Hamilton, 1822) Notopterus maculatus Valenciennes, 1832 Notopterus buchanani Valenciennes, 1848 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Near Threatened (NT) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Osteoglossomorpha; Osteoglossiformes; Notopteridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; misidentification: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; misidentification: Malaysia; introduced: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; introduced: Philippines; misidentification: Thailand; misidentification: Vietnam; misidentification: Myanmar; misidentification: Cambodia; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Ganga river, Rasulabad ghat, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
42 |
| Karyotype formula |
42T |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
G-banding |
| Reference |
Mishra A (1991). Studies on Chromosomes of Certain Indian Fishes. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India. |
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