| General information |
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Nerophis ophidion (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Straightnose pipefish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Syngnathiaria; Syngnathiformes; Syngnathoidei; Syngnathidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Estonia; Gibraltar; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Poland; Slovenia; Tunisia |
| Occurrence |
native: Israel; native: Egypt; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: Russia; native: Algeria; native: Libya; native: Morocco; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Georgia; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Ireland; native: Finland; native: Belgium; native: Albania; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Cyprus; native: Estonia; native: Gibraltar; native: Isle of Man; native: Latvia; native: Lithuania; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Montenegro; native: Poland; native: Slovenia; native: Tunisia |
| Remarks |
Genome size was 3·55±0·03 pg. |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Lagoon of Venice (Northern Adriatic Sea). |
| Source of chromosomes |
Cell culture. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10–20 male. |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
50m/sm+8st. |
| Fundamental arm number |
108 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Maximum of five spreads gave terminally located Ag-NORs. |
| Reference |
Vitturi R, Libertini A, Campolmi M, Calderazzo F, Mazzola A (1998). Conventional karyotype, nucleolar organizer regions and genome size in five Mediterranean species of Syngnathidae (Pisces, Syngnathiformes). J Fish Biol., 52: 677–687. |
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