General information |
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| Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 | ||
| Common name | Black-striped pipefish | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Syngnathiaria; Syngnathiformes; Syngnathoidei; Syngnathidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Israel; Iran; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia; Tunisia |
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| Occurrence | Native: Israel, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Tunisia Introduced: Serbia |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Genome size was 0·98±0·03 pg. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Lagoon of Venice (Northern Adriatic Sea). | |
| Source of chromosomes | Cell culture. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 10–20 male |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 44 |
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| Karyotype formula | 44a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 44 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Maximum of four spreads gave terminally and sub-terminally located Ag-NORs. |
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| Reference(s) |
Vitturi R, Libertini A, Campolmi M, Calderazzo F, Mazzola A (1998). Conventional karyotype, nucleolar organizer regions and genome size in five Mediterranean species of Syngnathidae (Pisces, Syngnathiformes). J Fish Biol., 52: 677–687. |
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