| General information |
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Chanda ranga Hamilton, 1822 |
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| Common name | Indian glassy fish |
| Valid name |
Parambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Synonyms |
Ambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) Pseudambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) Ambassis alta Cuvier, 1828 Ambassis barlovi Sykes, 1839 Ambassis notatus Blyth, 1860 Pseudambassis notatus (Blyth, 1860) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Ambassidae |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Japan; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; introduced: Japan; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Cambodia; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Haryana and Assam, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
40 |
| Karyotype formula |
10sm+30a |
| Fundamental arm number |
50 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
No heteromorphic sex chromosomes |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Rishi S, Gill PK, Rishi KK (1997). Karyotypic studies in two Indian species of glassfishes belonging to genus Chanda (Centropomidae Periformes, Pisces).Chromosome Science,1:43-44. |
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