| General information |
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Barbodes carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849) |
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| Common name | Carnatic carp |
| Synonyms |
Barbus carnaticus Jerdon, 1849 Puntius carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India |
| Occurrence |
endemic: India |
| Importance |
Nil |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Chalakkudy river, Poringalkuthu, Trichur, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+40sm+22st+16t |
| Fundamental arm number |
162 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NOR sites on 3 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Nagpure NS, Kumar R, Srivastava SK, Kushwaha B, Singh PJ, Gopalakrishnan A, Basheer VS (2005). A report on high number of chromosomes in three endemic fish species from the western ghats of India. Nucleus, 48(3): 165-170. |
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