| General information |
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Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Common name | Gilthead seabream |
| Synonyms |
- |
| 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; Jordan; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; UK; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Romania; Denmark; Ireland; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
| Occurrence |
native: Israel; native: Egypt; questionable: Jordan; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: Russia; questionable: Australia; misidentification: New Zealand; native: Algeria; native: Libya; native: Morocco; native: Mauritania; native: Senegal; native: UK; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Romania; native: Denmark; native: Ireland; native: Albania; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Cyprus; native: Gibraltar; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Montenegro; native: Slovenia; native: Cape Verde; native: Tunisia; native: Western Sahara |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Livorno, Tirrenian Sea, Italy. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney, spleen, gills. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
1 male, 1 female. |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
8m/sm+10st+30a |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Cataudella S, Perin Riz P, Sola L (1980). A chromosome study of eight mediterranean species of Sparidae (Pisces, Perciformes). Genetica 54, 155-159. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
PEMARES Experimental Hatchery, El Puerto de Santa Maria (Cadiz Bay), Spain. |
| Source of chromosomes |
01-day old larvae, kidney, lymphocyte culture. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
99 (59 day old larvae, 20 juvenile, 20 adults). |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+4sm+10st+30t. |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-bands detected in centromeric areas of some chromosomes. First pair of chromosome is Ag-NOR bearing. One active NOR showed one CMA3 positive band and one rDNA loci was in accordance with Ag-NOR. |
| Reference |
Garrido-Ramos MA, Jamilena M, Lozano R, Cardenas S, Rejon CR, Rejon MR (1995). Cytogenetic analysis of gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Pisces, Perciformes), a deletion affecting the NOR in a hatchery stock. Cytogenet. Cell Genet., 68: 3-7. |
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