General information |
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| Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Turbot | |
| 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; Carangaria; Pleuronectiformes; Pleuronectoidei; Scophthalmidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; New Zealand; Algeria; Morocco; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Estonia; Gibraltar; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Poland; Slovenia; Tunisia |
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| Occurrence | Questionable: China Native: Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, Algeria, Morocco, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Slovenia, Tunisia Introduced: New Zealand |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Northwestern (Barra, Vigo, Meloxo), Spain. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Lymphocyte cultures and dividing cells of kidney and peripheral blood. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 34 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 44 |
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| Karyotype formula | 4m+2sm/st+10st+28a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 48 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | No sex-specific heteromorphism in karyotype. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Constitutive heterochromatin mainly located at centromeres, especially in metacentric and several subtelocentric pairs. Ag-NOR localized on short arms of chromosome pair 3. NORs were C-positive and exhibit bright CMA3 staining. |
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| Reference(s) |
Bouza C, Sanchez L, Martfnez P (1994). Karotypic characterization of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) with conventional, fluorochrome and restriction endonuclease banding techniques. Marine Biology, 120: 609-613. |
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