General information |
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Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) | ||
Common name | Sharpsnout seabream, Puntazo | |
Synonyms |
Sparus annularis Linnaeus, 1758 Sparus puntazzo Walbaum, 1792 Charax puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) Puntazzo puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) Sargus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) |
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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 | Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; South Africa; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Gambia; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
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Occurrence | Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Cape Verde, Gambia, Tunisia, Western Sahara |
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Importance | Food/Sports |
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Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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Geographical area of study | Sicilian aquaculture farms | |
Source of chromosomes | Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
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Number of specimens with sex | 5 |
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Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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Karyotype formula | 4m/sm+20a |
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Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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Chromosome length | Not reported |
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Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Six cytotypes with terminal Ag signals; Three different NOR phenotypes |
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Reference(s) |
Vitturi R, Libertini A, Mazzola A, Colomba MS, Sara G (1996). Characterization of mitotic chromosomes of four species of the genus Diplodus: karyotypes and chromosomal nucleolar organizer region phenotypes. Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 1128-1137. |
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