| General information |
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Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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| Common name | Lusitanian toadfish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Batrachoidimorpharia; Batrachoididae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Ghana; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Sweden; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Cape Verde; Gambia; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
| Occurrence |
native: Algeria; native: Libya; native: Morocco; native: Ghana; native: Mauritania; native: Ivory Coast; native: Liberia; native: Senegal; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Sweden; native: Gibraltar; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Cape Verde; native: Gambia; native: Tunisia; native: Western Sahara |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Bay of Cádiz (southwest Spain). |
| Source of chromosomes |
Cephalic portion of kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
11 (5 males; 6 females). |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
8m+12st+26a |
| Fundamental arm number |
66 |
| Chromosome length |
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| Sex chromosome |
No differentiation in distribution of number of chromosomes between males and females. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Active single Ag-NOR pair terminally located on short arm of submetacentric pair. |
| Reference |
Palazón L, Nirchio J, Sarasquete C (2003). Conventional karyotype and nucleolar organizer regions of the toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus (Schneider, 1801) (Pisces: Batrachoididae). Scientia Marina, 67(4): 445-449. |
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