General information |
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| Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Bartail flathead | |
| Synonyms |
Callionymus indicus Linnaeus, 1758 Cottus insidiator Forsskal, 1775 Platycephalus insidiator (Forsskal, 1775) Cottus madagascariensis Lacepede, 1801 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Data Deficient (DD) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Scorpaeniformes; Platycephalidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Syria; Kuwait; Lebanon; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Brunei; Turkey; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Sudan; Eritrea; Djibouti; Seychelles |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Myanmar, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Brunei, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Seychelles Introduced: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon Questionable: Turkey |
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| Importance | Foos/sports |
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| Remarks | The species is sequentially hermaphroditic. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Backwaters, Vellar Estuary, South eastcoast of India | |
| Source of chromosomes | Gill epithelium |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Unsexed |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 38m+10sm |
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| Fundamental arm number | ||
| Chromosome length | 1.10 to 3.00 |
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| Sex chromosome | ||
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Natarajan R, Subrahmanyam K (1974). A Karyotype Study of Some Teleosts from Portonovo Waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B79(5): 173-196. |
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