Liza abu ';
General information
 
Liza abu (Heckel, 1843)
 
 
Common nameAbu mullet
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae.
Geographical distribution
Pakistan; Iraq; Iran; Turkey
Occurrence Native: Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Turkey
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Devegecidi reservoir and Tigris River near Diyarbakir city, Turkey.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells.
Number of specimens with sex
20 (8 male and 12 female)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
2m+46a
Fundamental arm number
50
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
Morphologically distinct sex chromosomes not observed.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNOR detected on terminal region of one middle-sized acrocentric chromosomes pair.
Reference(s)
Deger D, Unlu E, Gaffaroglu M (2013). Karyotype of mullet Liza abu Heckel, 1846 (Pisces: Mugilidae) from the Tigris River, Turkey. J. Appl. Ichthyol., 29 (2013), 234–236.