General information |
Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Common name | White seabream, Shargoush |
Valid name |
Diplodus sargus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Synonyms |
Sparus puntazzo Cetti, 1777 Sparus sargus Linnaeus, 1758 Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) Sargus rondeletii Valenciennes, 1830 Sargus rondelettii Valenciennes, 1830 |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
Habitat |
Saltwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Spariformes; Sparidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; South Africa; Madagascar; Algeria; Mauritania; Senegal; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Albania; Cyprus; Malta; Monaco; Cape Verde; Saint Helena; Tunisia |
Occurrence |
native: Egypt; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: South Africa; native: Madagascar; native: Algeria; native: Mauritania; native: Senegal; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Albania; native: Cyprus; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Cape Verde; native: Saint Helena; native: Tunisia |
Importance |
Food/Sports/Ornamental |
Karyological information |
Record 1 |
Geographical area of study |
Sicilian aquaculture farms |
Source of chromosomes |
Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
Number of specimens with sex |
12 |
Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
Karyotype formula |
3m/sm+21a |
Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Seven cytotypes |
Reference |
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. |
Record 2 |
Geographical area of study |
Sicilian aquaculture farms |
Source of chromosomes |
Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
Number of specimens with sex |
12 |
Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
Karyotype formula |
06m/sm+42a |
Fundamental arm number |
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Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs were present on the short arm of six pairs. |
Reference |
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. |
Record 3 |
Geographical area of study |
S. Marinella, Tirrenian Sea, Italy. |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney, spleen, gills. |
Number of specimens with sex |
2 male, 1 female. |
Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
Karyotype formula |
6m+2st+40a |
Fundamental arm number |
- |
Chromosome length |
- |
Sex chromosome |
- |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
Reference |
Cataudella S, Perin Riz P, Sola L (1980). A chromosome study of eight mediterranean species of Sparidae (Pisces, Perciformes). Genetica 54, 155-159. |
Record 4 |
Geographical area of study |
Malaga coast, Spain |
Source of chromosomes |
- |
Number of specimens with sex |
Both male and female |
Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
Karyotype formula |
- |
Fundamental arm number |
52 |
Chromosome length |
32.13 |
Sex chromosome |
- |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
Reference |
Cano J, Thode G, Alvarez M (1982). Karyoevolutive Considerations in 29 mediterranean teleost fishes. Vie et Milieu / Life & Environment, Observatoire Océanologique -Laboratoire Arago, 32(1): 21-24. |
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