Arius subrostratus ';
General information
 
Arius subrostratus (Valenciennes, 1840)
 
 
Common nameShovelnose sea catfish
Synonyms
Tachysurus subrostratus (Valenciennes, 1840)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae
Geographical distribution
India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Brunei
Occurrence Native: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Vypeen Island, Cochin, Kerala, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
58
Karyotype formula
22m+16sm+10st+10t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR sites on 1 chromosome pair, CMA3 sites on 1 chromosome pair, C-bands on 3 chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Kumar A, Srivastava SK, Basheer VS, Anil MK, Lakra WS (2011). Chromosomal Studies of Three Vulnerable Marine Fishes from West Coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 40(1): 62-66.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image