Plotossus canius ';
General information
Plotossus canius (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameGray eel-catfish
Valid name Plotosus canius   Hamilton, 1822
Synonyms
Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822
Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822
Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840
Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846
Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846
Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Plotosidae
Geographical distribution
India; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Brunei; Australia; Papua New Guinea; Fiji
Occurrence Native: India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji
Questionable: Laos
Importance
Food
Remarks
The anterior spines of the dorsal and pectoral fins can inflict painful wounds
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Mindapore, Haldi river, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
8
Diploid chromosome number
36
Karyotype formula
14m+12sm+2st+8T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Nayak K (1990). Karyotypic Studies in Six Species of Brackish water Fishes from India. La Kromosomo, 2(58): 1955-1960.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image