General information
Cirrhina mrigala (Hamilton, 1822)  
   
Valid name Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Cirrhina cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849
Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860
Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966)
Cirrhina chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
Cirrhina plumbea (non Valenciennes, 1842)
Cirrhina rubripinnis (non Valenciennes, 1842)
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; native: Nepal
Importance Food/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 50
Karyotype formula 6m+8sm+14st+16t+6T
Fundamental arm number 64
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Nil
Reference Prasad R (1971). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
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Record 2
Geographical area of study Lucknow, India
Source of chromosomes Kidney
Number of specimens with sex 7
Diploid chromosome number 50
Karyotype formula 12m+18sm+6st+14t
Fundamental arm number 80
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Ag-NORs were present on single chromosome pair.
Reference Nagpure NS, Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Ponniah AG (2001). Comparative cytogenetic studies in Indian major carps Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala (Cyprinidae, Pisces). Chromosome Science, 5: 153-158.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image
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