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