General information |
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| Zosterisessor ophiocephalus Pallas, 1881 | ||
| Common name | Grass goby, Sazkayası balığı | |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Data Deficient (DD) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Gobiidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Turkey; Russia; Algeria; Morocco; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Malta; Montenegro; Slovenia; Tunisia |
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| Occurrence | Native: Turkey, Russia, Algeria, Morocco, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, Montenegro, Slovenia, Tunisia |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Adriatic Coast of Ancona, Italy | |
| Source of chromosomes | Cephalic kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 16 males and 2 females |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 46 |
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| Karyotype formula | 44a+2 biarmed microchromosomes |
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| Fundamental arm number | 48 |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Faint centromeric C- bands on all homologs; Several chromosomes have telomeric C- band. |
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| Reference(s) |
Caputo V, Marchegiani F, Sorice M, Olmo E (1997). Heterochromatin heterogeneity and chromosome variability in four species of gobiid fishes (Perciformes: Gobiidae). Cytogenet. Cell Genet., 79: 266-271.
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