| General information |
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Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Guntea loach |
| Valid name |
Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Synonyms |
Canthophrys olivaceus Swainson, 1839 Canthophrys vittatus Swainson, 1839 Cobitis balgara Hamilton, 1822 Cobitis guntea Hamilton, 1822 Cobitis maya Sykes, 1839 Cobitis phoxocheila McClelland, 1839 Lepidocephalichthys nepalensis (Shrestha, 1980) Lepidocephalus dibruensis Sen, 1979 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Thailand; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Myanmar; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Gadigarh, Nagrota, Ghomanahsan, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill, Kidney and Testis |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
| Karyotype formula |
Male: 18m+18sm+10st+6t
Female: 18m + 18sm + 10s |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
ZZ male, ZO female |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Sharma OP, Tripathi NK (1988). Female Heterogamety in Two Teleostean Fishes. Cytologia, 53: 81-86. |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Hoogly river, Tribeni, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill, Kidney and Testis |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
50 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+14sm+2st+12T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Barat A, Khuda Bukhsh AR (1986). Karyomorphometrical Studies in Two Species of Fishes Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Fam. Bagridae) In: Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics. (Eds. G.K. Manna & U. Sinha) Hindasia Publishers, New Delhi, 5: 115-118. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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