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 Malaga coast, Spain
Source of chromosomes
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Number of specimens with sex
Both male and female
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
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Fundamental arm number
58
Chromosome length
32.19
Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Cano J, Thode G, Alvarez M (1982). Karyoevolutive Considerations in 29 mediterranean teleost fishes. Vie et Milieu / Life & Environment, Observatoire Océanologique -Laboratoire Arago, 32(1): 21-24.