Sarpa salpa ';
General information
 
Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameSalema, Salpit
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Spariformes; Sparidae.
Geographical distribution
Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; South Africa; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Morocco; Namibia; Mozambique; Mauritania; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; UK; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Gambia; Tunisia; Western Sahara
Occurrence Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Livorno, Tirrenian Sea, Italy.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney, spleen, gills.
Number of specimens with sex
3 male, 1 female, 3 juvenile.
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
6m+10st+32a
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)
Cataudella S, Perin Riz P, Sola L (1980). A chromosome study of eight mediterranean species of Sparidae (Pisces, Perciformes). Genetica 54, 155-159.