Arius dussumieri ';
General information
 
Arius dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840
 
 
Common nameBlacktip sea catfish
Valid name Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
Arius dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840
Tachysurus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)
Arius goniaspis Bleeker, 1857
Arius kirkii Gunther, 1864
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae
Geographical distribution
India; Indonesia; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Iran; Yemen; Tanzania; Madagascar; Kenya; Mozambique
Occurrence Native: India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Iran, Yemen, Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya, Mozambique
Importance
Food
Remarks
Traumatogenic to humans
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Badwar-peak-beach, Bombay, Maharastra, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
3
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
12m+1sm+12st+12A
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Rishi KK, Singh J, Haobam MS (1983). Karyological Study on a Marine Catfish Arius dussumieri (Val.) (Ariidae : Siluriformes) Chromosome Information Service, 34: 7-8.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image