| General information |
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Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769) |
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| Common name | Bronze featherback, Falui |
| Synonyms |
Notopterus primaevus Gunther, 1876 Gymnotus notopterus Pallas, 1769 Notopterus kapirat (Lacepede, 1800) Mystus kapirat (Lacepede, 1800) Notopterus kopirot Lacepede, 1800 Clupea synura Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Mystus badgee Sykes, 1839 Notopterus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848 Notopterus bontianus Valenciennes, 1848 Notopterus osmani Rahimullah & Das, 1991 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Osteoglossomorpha; Osteoglossiformes; Notopteridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Laos; native: Cambodia; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Ganga river, Rasulabad ghat, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
42 |
| Karyotype formula |
42T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Mishra A (1991). Studies on Chromosomes of Certain Indian Fishes. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India. |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kurukshetra, Haryana, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
42 |
| Karyotype formula |
42A |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Rishi KK, Singh J (1983). Chromosomes of Notopterus (Pallas) (Notopteridae) Chromosome Information Service, 34: 9-10. |
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