| General information |
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Pristolepis marginata (Jerdon, 1849) |
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| Common name | Malabar leaffish |
| Synonyms |
Pristolepis marginatus Jerdon, 1849 Catopra marginata (Jerdon, 1849) Pristolepis marginatus marginatus Jerdon, 1849 Catopra tetracanthus Gunther, 1862 Catopra malabarica Gunther, 1862 Nandus malabaricus (Gunther, 1862) Pristolepis malabarica (Gunther, 1862) Pristilepis malabarica (Gunther, 1862) Pristolepis malabaricus (Gunther, 1862) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Anabantoidei; Pristolepididae |
| Geographical distribution |
India |
| Occurrence |
endemic: India |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Achankoil river of Kerala, Western Ghats, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48t |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-bands on 9 chromosome pairs, Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Nagpure NS, Kumar R, Verma MS, Srivastava SK, Anna Mercy TV, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS (2004). Characterization of Fish Pristolepis marginata Jerdon Using Cytogenetic Markers. Journal of Cytology and Genetics, 5: 167-172. |
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