General information |
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Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
Common name | Sand steenbras | |
Synonyms |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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Habitat | Saltwater |
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Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Spariformes; Sparidae. |
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Geographical distribution | Saudi Arabia; Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Oman; Yemen; Turkey; South Africa; Tanzania; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Benin; Cape Verde; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Sao Tome and Principe; Togo; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
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Occurrence | Native: Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Oman, Yemen, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Mauritania, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Benin, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Tunisia, Western Sahara Questionable: Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya |
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Importance | ||
Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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Geographical area of study | Fiumicino, Tirrenian Sea, Italy. | |
Source of chromosomes | Kidney, spleen, gills. |
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Number of specimens with sex | 3 male, 5 female, 1 unidentified, 1 juvenile. |
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Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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Karyotype formula | 6m+16st+26a |
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Fundamental arm number | - |
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Chromosome length | - |
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Sex chromosome | - |
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | - |
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Reference(s) |
Cataudella S, Perin Riz P, Sola L (1980). A chromosome study of eight mediterranean species of Sparidae (Pisces, Perciformes). Genetica 54, 155-159. |
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