| General information |
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Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Mottled loach, Gadera |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Nemacheilidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Thailand; Myanmar; Bhutan; Nepal |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Bangladesh; native: Pakistan; native: Thailand; native: Myanmar; native: Bhutan; native: Nepal |
| Importance |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Kosi River, near Almora, Uttarakhand, India. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and gill tissues. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
2 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
50 |
| Karyotype formula |
12m+14sm+10st+14t |
| Fundamental arm number |
80 |
| Chromosome length |
Size of chromosomes was 5.5–2.0 μm. Largest and |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Barat A, Ali S, Khandelwal S, Sahoo PK (2012). Genetic characterization of two coldwater fishes from Kumaun hills, Uttarakhand. Caryologia, 65(4) 311-315. |
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