| General information |
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Glyptothorax pectinopterus (McClelland, 1842) |
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| Common name | River cat, Nayid |
| Synonyms |
Glyptothorax pectinipterus (McClelland, 1842) |
| 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; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Pakistan; native: Myanmar; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Alaknanda, Uttrakhand, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
8 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
| Karyotype formula |
24m+16sm+12t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Bahuguna SN, Thapliyal SM, Kumar M, Upadhyay and Bahuguna P (2008). Karyotypic Study in Three Fishes of Family Siluridae from River Alaknanda. Journal of Environment and Bio-sciences, 22 (2): 143-152. |
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