| General information |
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Gagata gagata (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Gangetic gagata |
| Synonyms |
Pimelodus gagata Hamilton, 1822 Gagata typus Bleeker, 1863 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Sisoridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; questionable: Myanmar; questionable: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Gomti river, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+8sm+8st+26t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Mishra A (1991). Studies on Chromosomes of Certain Indian Fishes. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India. |
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