Liza aurata ';
General information
 
Liza aurata Risso (1810)
 
 
Common nameGolden grey mullet, Kifon happaz
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae.
Geographical distribution
Israel; Iran; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Turkey; Russia; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Mauritania; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Ireland; Belgium; Netherlands; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Tunisia
Occurrence Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Montenegro, Slovenia, Cape Verde, Tunisia
Introduced: Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan
Stray: Denmark
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lesina (Lagoon), Italy.
Source of chromosomes
Cephalic kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
3
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
2st+46a
Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
Longest 3µm, smallest 1µm.
Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Cataudella S, Civitelli MV, Capanna E. (1974). Chromosome complements of the Mediterranean mullets (Pisces Perciformes). Caryologia, 27(1): 93-105.