| General information |
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Mystus menoda (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Menoda catfish |
| Valid name |
Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Synonyms |
Pimelodus menoda Hamilton, 1822 Macrones menoda (Hamilton, 1822) Mystus menoda (Hamilton, 1822) Mystus menoda menoda (Hamilton, 1822) Bagrus trachacanthus Valenciennes, 1840 Macrones menoda trachacanthus (Valenciennes, 1840) Macrones trachacanthus (Valenciennes, 1840) Mystus minoda tracacanthus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| 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; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; misidentification: Myanmar; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Hoogly river, Tribeni, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill, Kidney and Testis |
| Number of specimens with sex |
1 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+20sm+16T |
| Fundamental arm number |
100 |
| 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. Cobitidae) and Mystus corsula (Fam. Bagridae). In: Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics. (Eds. Manna GK, Sinha U) Hindasia Publishers, New Delhi, 4: 115-118. |
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