Pagrus pagrus ';
General information
 
Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameRed porgy, Shefarnun
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Spariformes; Sparidae.
Geographical distribution
Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; UK; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Aruba; Belize; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe; Tunisia
Occurrence Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Aruba, Belize, Curaçao Island, Trinidad and Tobago, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Cape Verde, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Tunisia
Importance
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Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Atlantic shore, coast of states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney, gills and/or spleen
Number of specimens with sex
9
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
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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)
Netto MR de Ca´scia B, Pauls E, Roberto P, Affonso PRA de Mello (2007). A standard protocol for obtaining fish chromosomes under post-mortem conditions. Micron, 38: 214–217.