General information |
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| Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | ||
| Common name | Common two-banded seabream, Sargus matzui | |
| Synonyms |
Sargus vulgaris Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 |
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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; Percomorpharia; Spariformes; Sparidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; South Africa; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Morocco; Namibia; Mauritania; Senegal; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
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| Occurrence | Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Mauritania, Senegal, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Tunisia, Western Sahara |
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| Importance | Food/Sports/Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Gulf of Palermo | |
| Source of chromosomes | Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 10 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 06m/sm+42st/a |
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| Fundamental arm number | ||
| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag-NORs were identified on the telomeric region of the long arm of the 1st chromosome pair. C-bands were present in the pericentromeric regions of all the chromosome pairs. |
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| Reference(s) |
Vitturi R, Libertini A, Mazzola A, Colomba MS, Sara G (1996). Characterization of mitotic chromosomes of four species of the genus Diplodus: karyotypes and chromosomal nucleolar organizer region phenotypes. Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 1128-1137. |
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