| General information |
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Mystus `Var B` (Bloch, 1794) |
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| Common name | Striped dwarf catfish |
| Valid name |
Mystus vittatus (Bloch, 1794) |
| Synonyms |
Silurus vittatus Bloch, 1794 Aoria vittatus (Bloch, 1794) Bagrus vittatus (Bloch, 1794) Macrones vittatus (Bloch, 1794) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Bagridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; questionable: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; misidentification: Thailand; questionable: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; questionable: Laos; questionable: Cambodia; native: Bhutan; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and Testis |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m+10sm+20st+10t+2T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Manna GK, Prasad R (1974). Cytological Evidence for Two Forms of Mystus vittatus (Bloch) as Two Species. Nucleus, XVII (I): 4-8. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Freshwater system of Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
25 fingerlings. |
| Diploid chromosome number |
54 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+18sm+30a |
| Fundamental arm number |
78 |
| Chromosome length |
Ranged from 0.60–3.56 micron. |
| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Karuppasamy R, Bela Z, Kamatchi B (2010). Karyotype of a bagrid catfish, Mystus vittatus, from the freshwater system of Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. ScienceAsia, 36: 157-160. |
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