| General information |
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Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Sand steenbras |
| 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 |
Saudi Arabia; Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Oman; Yemen; Turkey; South Africa; Tanzania; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Benin; Cape Verde; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Sao Tome and Principe; Togo; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
| Occurrence |
native: Saudi Arabia; native: Israel; native: Egypt; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Oman; native: Yemen; native: Turkey; native: South Africa; questionable: Tanzania; native: Algeria; native: Angola; native: Libya; questionable: Somalia; questionable: Kenya; native: Morocco; native: Nigeria; native: Namibia; native: Cameroon; native: Mozambique; native: Ghana; native: Mauritania; native: Sudan; native: Ivory Coast; native: Eritrea; native: Liberia; native: Senegal; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Albania; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Cyprus; native: Gibraltar; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Montenegro; native: Slovenia; native: Benin; native: Cape Verde; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Republic of the Congo; native: Equatorial Guinea; native: Gabon; native: Gambia; native: Sao Tome and Principe; native: Togo; native: Tunisia; native: Western Sahara |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Fiumicino, Tirrenian Sea, Italy. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney, spleen, gills. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
3 male, 5 female, 1 unidentified, 1 juvenile. |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+16st+26a |
| 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. |
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