Diplodus puntazzo ';
General information
 
Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
 
 
Common nameSharpsnout seabream, Puntazo
Synonyms
Sparus annularis Linnaeus, 1758
Sparus puntazzo Walbaum, 1792
Charax puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
Puntazzo puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
Sargus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)
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; Libya; Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Gambia; Tunisia; Western Sahara
Occurrence Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Cape Verde, Gambia, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Importance
Food/Sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Sicilian aquaculture farms
Source of chromosomes
Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
08m/sm+40a
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs were present on five chromosome pairs
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.