| General information |
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Mystus gulio (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Long whiskers catfish |
| Synonyms |
Pimelodus gulio Hamilton, 1822 Aoria gulio (Hamilton, 1822) Aspidobagrus gulio (Hamilton, 1822) Bagrus gulio (Hamilton, 1822) Macrones gulio (Hamilton, 1822) Pseudobagrus gulio (Hamilton, 1822) Bagrus albilabris Hamilton, 1822 Bagrus albilabrus Hamilton, 1822 |
| 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; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food |
| Remarks |
No dissimilar pair/ pairs noticed in karyotype of either sex. |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
30m+12sm+2st+14t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Manna GK, Khuda-Bukhsh AR (1978). Karyomorphological studies in three species of Teleostean Fishes. Cytologia, 43: 69-73. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Vellar estuary, South eastcoast of India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill, Kidney and Gonads |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Both sexes |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
36m+22sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
1.10 to 3.00 |
| Sex chromosome |
No dissimilar pair/ pairs noticed in karyotype of |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Natarajan R, Subrahmanyam K (1974). A Karyotype Study of Some Teleosts from Portonovo Waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B79(5): 173-196. |
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