| General information |
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Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther, 1864) |
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| Common name | Günther's catfish |
| Synonyms |
Pseudobagrus brachysoma Gunther, 1864 Pseudobagrus chryseus Day, 1865 Macrones chryseus Day, 1865 Mystus chryseus (Day, 1865) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Bagridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India |
| Occurrence |
endemic: India |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Meenachil river of Kerala, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
28m+20sm+8st+4t |
| Fundamental arm number |
108 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Nagpure NS, Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Kumar R, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS, Verma MS (2003). Characterization of Three Endemic Fish Species from West |n Ghats using Cytogenetic markers. Nucleus, 46(3): 110-114. |
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