| General information |
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Arius subrostratus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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| Common name | Shovelnose 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; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Singapore; native: Thailand; native: Brunei |
| Importance |
Food |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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. |
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