| General information |
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Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Pangas catfish |
| Synonyms |
Pimelodus pangasius Hamilton, 1822 Pangasius pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) Pangasius buchanani Valenciennes, 1840 Pangasius pangasius godavarii David, 1962 Pangasius pangasius upiensis Srivastava, 1968 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Pangasiidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; questionable: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; misidentification: Malaysia; native: Pakistan; misidentification: Thailand; introduced: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; questionable: Laos; introduced: Cambodia; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill and Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
14m+20sm+22T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India. |
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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 |
62 |
| Karyotype formula |
14m+6sm+18st+6t+18T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Prasad R (1971). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. |
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