General information |
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| Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 | ||
| Common name | Long-snouted seahorse | |
| Synonyms |
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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; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Syngnathiaria; Syngnathiformes; Syngnathoidei; Syngnathidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Senegal; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Ireland; Netherlands; Guyana; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Isle of Man; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Tunisia |
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| Occurrence | Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Ireland, Netherlands, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Tunisia Questionable: Senegal Stray: Germany Misidentification: Guyana |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Genome size was 0·89±0·03 pg. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Lagoon of Venice (Northern Adriatic Sea). | |
| Source of chromosomes | Cell culture. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 10–20 male |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 44 |
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| Karyotype formula | 2sm/m+42a. |
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| Fundamental arm number | 46 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Single Ag-NOR pair found on medium-sized meta-submetacentric chromosome. |
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| Reference(s) |
Vitturi R, Libertini A, Campolmi M, Calderazzo F, Mazzola A (1998). Conventional karyotype, nucleolar organizer regions and genome size in five Mediterranean species of Syngnathidae (Pisces, Syngnathiformes). J Fish Biol., 52: 677–687. |
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