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| Acipenser ruthenus  Linnaeus 1758 | ||
| Common name | Sterlet sturgeon | |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Vulnerable (VU) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Chondrostei; Acipenseriformes; Acipenseridae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Iran; Turkey; Russia; Germany; France; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Sweden; Denmark; Finland; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Czech Republic; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia |
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| Occurrence | Native: China, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia Introduced: Germany, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania Not established: France Questionable: Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Brescia, Italy | |
| Source of chromosomes | Fin cell line |
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| Number of specimens with sex | ||
| Diploid chromosome number | 116 |
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| Karyotype formula | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | The signals of 5S probe are localized on two chromosomes; the signals of 18S–28S probe are interspersed within the telomeric regions of 6–8 chromosomes. |
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| Reference(s) |
Fontana F, Lanfredi M, Congiu L, Leis M, Chicca M, Rossi R (2003). Chromosomal mapping of 18S–28S and 5S rRNA genes by two-colour fluorescent in situ hybridization in six sturgeon species. Genome, 46: 473–477.
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