General information |
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| Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | ||
| Common name | Lusitanian toadfish | |
| Synonyms |
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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; Batrachoidimorpharia; Batrachoididae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Ghana; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Sweden; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Cape Verde; Gambia; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
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| Occurrence | Native: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Ghana, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Cape Verde, Gambia, Tunisia, Western Sahara |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Bay of Cádiz (southwest Spain). | |
| Source of chromosomes | Cephalic portion of kidney. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 11 (5 males; 6 females). |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 46 |
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| Karyotype formula | 8m+12st+26a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 66 |
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| Chromosome length | ||
| Sex chromosome | No differentiation in distribution of number of chromosomes between males and females. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Active single Ag-NOR pair terminally located on short arm of submetacentric pair. |
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| Reference(s) |
Palazón L, Nirchio J, Sarasquete C (2003). Conventional karyotype and nucleolar organizer regions of the toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus (Schneider, 1801) (Pisces: Batrachoididae). Scientia Marina, 67(4): 445-449. |
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