| General information |
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Misgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Weatherfish |
| Synonyms |
Cobitis fossilis Linnaeus, 1758 Petromizon variegatus Wulff, 1765 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Kazakhstan; Turkey; Russia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Italy; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Denmark; Belgium; Netherlands; Austria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland |
| Occurrence |
native: Kazakhstan; native: Turkey; native: Russia; introduced: UK; native: Germany; native: France; introduced: Spain; introduced: Italy; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Georgia; introduced: Denmark; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; native: Austria; introduced: Croatia; native: Czech Republic; native: Estonia; native: Hungary; native: Latvia; native: Lithuania; native: Moldova; native: Poland; native: Serbia; native: Slovakia; native: Slovenia; native: Switzerland |
| Importance |
Food/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Starzawa, Rejowiec, Tysmienica R., Poland |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
32 (04 females; 02 females; 18 juveniles) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
36 m/sm + 64st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
136 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NOR on two chromosome pairs, C-banding, CMA3 staining shows A3 positive signals |
| Reference |
Boron A (2000). Cytogenetic characterization of the loaches of the genera Sabanejewia, Misgurnus and Barbatula (Pisces, Cobitidae). Folia Zoologica, 49(1): 37-44. |
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