| General information |
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Tor mussullah (Sykes, 1839) |
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| Common name | Humpback mahseer |
| Valid name |
Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes, 1839) |
| Synonyms |
Barbus mussullah Sykes, 1839 Barbus musullah Sykes, 1839 Hypselobarbus musullah (Sykes, 1839) Tor musullah (Sykes, 1839) Barbus mussullah (Sykes, 1839) Barbus musullah (Sykes, 1839) Hypselobarbus musullah (Sykes, 1839) Tor musullah (Sykes, 1839) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Endangered (EN) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India |
| Occurrence |
endemic: India |
| Importance |
Food/sports |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Fish farm, Lonavala, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+24sm+24st+30t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NOR sites on 2 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Kushwaha B, Srivastava SK, Nagpure NS, Ogale SN, Ponniah AG (2001).Cytogenetic Studies in Two Species of Mahseer, Tor khudree and Tor mussullah (Cyprinidae, Pisces) from India. Chromosome Science, 5: 47-50. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
TATA electric company reservoir, Lonavala, Maharashtra, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
6 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+24sm+24st+30t |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C- bands on 3 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Mani I, Kumar R, Singh M, Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Srivastava PK and Lakra WS (2013). Chromosomal Distribution of Constitutive Heterochromatin in Eight Species of mahseers (Family: Cyprinidae) from India. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 12: 178-186. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 3 |
| Geographical area of study |
Fish farm, Lonavala, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
6 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m + 24sm + 24st + 30t |
| Fundamental arm number |
146 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NORs detected on two pairs of chromosomes (p arm of fourth sm and fourth st chromosomes). CMA3 signals were in confirmation of Ag-NOR signals. |
| Reference |
Mani I, Kumar R, Singh M, Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Srivastava PK, Murmu K, Krishna Rao DS, Lakra WS (2009). Karyotypic diversity and evolution of seven mahseer species (Cyprinidae) from India. Journal of Fish Biology, 75: 1079-1091. |
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