| General information |
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Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800) |
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| Common name | Zig-zag eel, Baam |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Synbranchiformes; Mastacembelidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Laos; native: Cambodia; native: Bhutan; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
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| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
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| Source of chromosomes |
Kidneys. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
10m+4sm+2st+32t |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
Mean chromosomes length ranged from 0.89 to 1.81 m |
| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Manna GK, Khuda-Bukhsh AR (1978). Karyomorphological studies in three species of teleostean fishes. Cytologia, 43: 69-73. |
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