General information |
Pimelodus clarias (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Common name | Mandi, Rotflossen-Fiederbartwels |
Valid name |
Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Synonyms |
Silurus clarias Linnaeus, 1758 Pimelodus clarias (Linnaeus, 1758) Pimelodus clarias clarias (Linnaeus, 1758) Silurus callarias Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Pimelodus synodontes Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 Pimelodus synodontis Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 Synodontis macrodon Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827 |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
Habitat |
Freshwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Mochokidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Egypt; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Sudan; Senegal; Chad; Ethiopia; Gambia; Mali; Niger |
Occurrence |
native: Egypt; native: Nigeria; native: Cameroon; native: Ghana; native: Sudan; native: Senegal; native: Chad; native: Ethiopia; native: Gambia; native: Mali; native: Niger |
Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Parana - Plata river basin, Argentina |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
Diploid chromosome number |
56 |
Karyotype formula |
Not reported |
Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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Reference |
Fenocchio AS, Pastori MC, Roncati HA, Filho OM, Bertollo LAC (2003). A Cytogenetic Survey of the Fish Fauna from Argentina. Caryologia, 56(2): 197-204. |
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