| General information |
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Plotossus canius (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Gray 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; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Singapore; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; questionable: Laos; native: Cambodia; native: Brunei; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: Fiji |
| 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 |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Nayak K (1990). Karyotypic Studies in Six Species of Brackish water Fishes from India. La Kromosomo, 2(58): 1955-1960. |
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