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Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Spariformes; Sparidae.

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Kidney, spleen, gills.

3 male, 5 female, 1 unidentified, 1 juvenile.

Cataudella S, Perin Riz P, Sola L (1980). A chromosome study of eight mediterranean species of Sparidae (Pisces, Perciformes). Genetica 54, 155-159.

General information

Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)


Common name	Sand steenbras
Synonyms	-
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	Saudi Arabia; Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Oman; Yemen; Turkey; South Africa; Tanzania; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Benin; Cape Verde; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Sao Tome and Principe; Togo; Tunisia; Western Sahara
Occurrence	Native: Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Oman, Yemen, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Mauritania, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Benin, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Tunisia, Western Sahara Questionable: Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya
Importance
Remarks	-
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Fiumicino, Tirrenian Sea, Italy.
Source of chromosomes	Kidney, spleen, gills.
Number of specimens with sex	3 male, 5 female, 1 unidentified, 1 juvenile.
Diploid chromosome number	48
Karyotype formula	6m+16st+26a
Fundamental arm number	-
Chromosome length	-
Sex chromosome	-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH	-
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.