| General information |
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Oedalechilus labeo Cuvier (1829) |
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| Common name | Boxlip mullet, Kifon siftani |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Montenegro; Slovenia |
| Occurrence |
native: Israel; native: Egypt; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: Algeria; native: Libya; native: Morocco; native: France; native: Spain; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Albania; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Cyprus; native: Gibraltar; native: Malta; native: Montenegro; native: Slovenia |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Livorno, West Coast, Italy. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Pooled spleen, gill, cephalic kidney cells. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
16 (juvenile). |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
2st+46a |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-bands present on centromeric regions of all chromosomes and on short arms of chromosome pair 9. Ag-NORs, CMA3 staining and 18S rDNA FISH detected signals on the short arms of chromosome pair 9. Few specimens contained additional CMA3 signals. |
| Reference |
Rossi AR, Gornung E, Crosetti D, De Innocentiis S, Sola L. 2000).Cytogenetic analysis of Oedalechilus labeo (Pisces: Mugilidae), with a report of NOR variability. Marine Biology, 136: 159-162. |
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