General information
Cirrhinus mrigala  
   
Common nameMrigal carp, Nain
Valid name Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Synonyms
Cyprinus cirrhosus Bloch, 1795
Cirrhina cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinius cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinus cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Dangila leschenaultii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhina leschenaultii (Valenciennes, 1842)
Cirrhina blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849
Cirrhinus cauverii Jerdon, 1849
Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860
Cirrhinus horai Lakshmanan, 1966
Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966)
Cirrhina chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution India; China; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Mauritius
Occurrence native: India; questionable: China; native: Bangladesh; introduced: Malaysia; not established: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; introduced: Philippines; not established: Thailand; introduced: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; introduced: Laos; introduced: Cambodia; introduced: Bhutan; introduced: Nepal; introduced: Mauritius
Importance Food/Ornamental
Karyological information
Record 1
Geographical area of study Ayuthaya, Thailand
Source of chromosomes Not reported
Number of specimens with sex 1
Diploid chromosome number 50
Karyotype formula 10m+12sm+10st+18a
Fundamental arm number 72
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH NORs were small, dot like blocks on the terminal regions of an acrocentric chromosome pair
Reference Magtoon W, Arai R (1993). Karyotypes and distribution of nucleolus organizer regions in cyprinid fishes from Thailand. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 40(1): 77-85.
Record 2
Geographical area of study Poondi fresh water aquaculture station
Source of chromosomes Gill tissues.
Number of specimens with sex -
Diploid chromosome number 50
Karyotype formula 8m+26sm+16t/a
Fundamental arm number -
Chromosome length Chromosomes length ranged from 3.0*10-3 to 8.5*10-
Sex chromosome -
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Nucleolar organiser region and heterochromatin region were also observed.
Reference Nandini S, Arockia Rita JJ, Sharmila G (2014). Karyomorphology of two major carps, Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) Buchanan (Mrigal) and Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Valenciennes (Silver Carp). The International Journal of Science & Technoledge, 2(13): 19-25.
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