| General information |
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Sperata aor (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Long-whiskered catfish |
| Synonyms |
Aorichthys aor (Hamilton, 1822) Mystus aor (Hamilton, 1822) Pimelodus aor (Hamilton, 1822) Macrones aor (Hamilton, 1822) Orichthys aor (Hamilton, 1822) Pimelodus aor 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; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Pakistan; native: Myanmar; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
River Ganga, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
54 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+14sm+10st+8TT |
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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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