| General information |
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Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Cuchia, Kuchia |
| Synonyms |
Unibranchapertura cuchia Hamilton, 1822 Amphipnous cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) Ophichthys punctatus Swainson, 1839 Ophichthys punctata Swainson, 1839 Pneumabranchus striatus McClelland, 1844 Pneumabranchus leprosus McClelland, 1844 Pneumabranchus albinus McClelland, 1844 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Synbranchiformes; Synbranchidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Pakistan; native: Myanmar; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
42 |
| Karyotype formula |
4sm+38A |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Rishi KK, Haobam MS (1984). Karyotypic Study on Two Freshwater Mud Eels. Proceedings of 4th All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics In: Perspectives in Cytology and genetics, (Eds. G.K. Manna and U.Sinha) Hindasia publishers, New Delhi, 4: 429-432. |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
42 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+12t+26T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Khuda-Bukhsh AR (1975). Ph.D. thesis, Kalyani University, Kalyani,West Bengal, India. |
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