| General information |
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Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) |
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| Common name | Stinging catfish |
| Synonyms |
Saccobranchus microcephalus Gunther 1864 Saccobranchus microps (non Gunther, 1864) Saccobranchus singio (Hamilton, 1822) Silurus fossilis Bloch, 1794 Silurus laticeps Swainson 1838 Silurus singio Hamilton, 1822 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Heteropneustidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Iraq; Iran; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Turkey |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; questionable: Thailand; introduced: Iraq; native: Iran; native: Myanmar; questionable: Laos; questionable: Cambodia; native: Nepal; introduced: Turkey |
| Importance |
Food/medicinal |
| Remarks |
Traumatogenic to humans |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Lucknow, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
56 |
| Karyotype formula |
14m+20sm+12st+10t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Srivastava SK, Ponniah AG (2002). Cytogenetic Studies in Two Geographical Stocks of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch). The Indian journal of Animal Sciences, 72 (4): 348-350. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Treba, R.S. Pura, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
56 |
| Karyotype formula |
18m+10sm+12st+16t |
| 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 (1986). Karyotypic study on an Air-breathing fish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Heteropneustidae : Siluriformes). Chromosomes Information Service, 40: 14-16. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 3 |
| Geographical area of study |
River Jumna and its adioining tributaries near Delhi, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Testicular material |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
Not reported |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Nayyar RP(1966). Karyotype studies in thirteen species of fishes. Genetica, 37:78-92. |
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