| General information |
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Tor mosal mahanadicus (David, 1953) |
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| Common name | Tor barb |
| Valid name |
Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Synonyms |
Cyprinus tor Hamilton, 1822 Barbus tor (Hamilton, 1822) Puntius tor (Hamilton, 1822) Tor hamiltonii Gray, 1834 Tor hamiltoni Gray, 1834 Barbus megalepis McClelland, 1839 Tor mosal mahanadicus David, 1953 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Near Threatened (NT) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Myanmar; Bhutan; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Bangladesh; native: Pakistan; native: Myanmar; native: Bhutan; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Simlipal Hills, Orissa, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill and kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
3 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
44m+14sm+42A |
| 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. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Mahanadi river, Sonepur, Orrisa, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
23 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+12sm+22st+44t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C- bands on 4 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Mani I, Kumar R, Singh M, Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Srivastava PK and Lakra WS (2013). Chromosomal Distribution of Constitutive Heterochromatin in Eight Species of mahseers (Family: Cyprinidae) from India. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 12: 178-186. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 3 |
| Geographical area of study |
Mahanadi river, Sonepur, Orrisa, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
22 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+12sm+22st+44t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NOR sites on 3 chromosome pairs, CMA3 sites on 3 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Mani I, Kumar R, Singh M, Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Srivastava PK and Lakra WS (2013). Chromosomal Distribution of Constitutive Heterochromatin in Eight Species of mahseers (Family: Cyprinidae) from India. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 12: 178-186. |
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