General information |
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Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822) |
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Common name | Rice-paddy eel |
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Synonyms |
Ophisurus boro Hamilton, 1822 Ophichthys boro (Hamilton, 1822) Pisodontophis bora (Hamilton, 1822) Pisoodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822) Ophisurus harancha Hamilton, 1822 Ophisurus caudatus McClelland, 1844 Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848 Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849 Conger microstoma Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853 Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1853 Ophisurus potamophilus Bleeker, 1853 |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
Habitat |
Saltwater and freshwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Anguilliformes; Ophichthidae. |
Geographical distribution |
India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Australia; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Seychelles |
Occurrence |
Native: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Australia, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles
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Importance |
Food |
Remarks |
Nil |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
Source of chromosomes |
Gill and Kidney |
Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
Diploid chromosome number |
38 |
Karyotype formula |
18m+4sm+4st+12T |
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Fundamental arm number |
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Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
Reference(s) |
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India. |
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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