| General information |
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Channa striata (Bloch, 1793) |
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| Common name | Striped snakehead, Taki |
| Synonyms |
Ophiocephalus pseudomarulius Gunther, 1861 Ophiocephalus philippinus Peters, 1868 Ophicephalus planiceps Cuvier, 1831 Ophiocephalus striatus Bloch, 1793 Ophicephalus striatus Bloch, 1793 Ophiocephalus chena Hamilton 1822 Ophiocephalus vagus Peters, 1868 Ophiocephalus wrahl Lacepede, 1801 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Channidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; South Korea; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Papua New Guinea; Madagascar; USA; Hawaii; Fiji; New Caledonia; Mauritius |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; introduced: Philippines; native: Thailand; introduced: South Korea; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Laos; native: Cambodia; native: Bhutan; native: Nepal; introduced: Papua New Guinea; introduced: Madagascar; introduced: USA; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Fiji; introduced: New Caledonia; introduced: Mauritius |
| Importance |
Food/Sports/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Thailand |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
2m+2sm+40a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Donsakul T, Magtoon W (1991). Chromosome study on five species of channid fishes (Channa, family Channidae), from Thailand. Proceedings of the 29th Kasetsart University Annual Conference: Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Aquaculture; 1991 Feb 4-7; Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). p. 561-574. Published by FAO and NACA at Bangkok. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Imphal and nearby areas in Manipur, India. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
40 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+2sm+10st+22t |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Prominent C-bands found on 4 chromosome pairs, while rest chromosome pairs possessed weak C-bands. Ag-NORs were present on three subtelocentric chromosome pairs. CMA3 bands were present on telomeric region of 3 chromosome pairs. |
| Reference |
Kumar R, Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Behera BK, Lakra WS (2013). Karyological and molecular diversity in three freshwater species of the genus Channa (Teleostei, Perciformes) from India. Caryologia, 66(2): 109-119. |
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