| General information |
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Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) |
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| Common name | Sharpsnout seabream, Puntazo |
| Synonyms |
Sparus annularis Linnaeus, 1758 Sparus puntazzo Walbaum, 1792 Charax puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) Puntazzo puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) Sargus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) |
| 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; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; South Africa; Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Gambia; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
| Occurrence |
native: Israel; native: Egypt; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: South Africa; native: Algeria; native: Libya; native: Morocco; native: Mauritania; native: Senegal; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Georgia; native: Albania; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Cyprus; native: Gibraltar; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Montenegro; native: Slovenia; native: Cape Verde; native: Gambia; native: Tunisia; native: Western Sahara |
| Importance |
Food/Sports |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Sicilian aquaculture farms |
| Source of chromosomes |
Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m/sm+20a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Six cytotypes with terminal Ag signals; Three different NOR phenotypes |
| Reference |
Vitturi R, Libertini A, Mazzola A, Colomba MS, Sara G (1996). Characterization of mitotic chromosomes of four species of the genus Diplodus: karyotypes and chromosomal nucleolar organizer region phenotypes. Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 1128-1137. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Sicilian aquaculture farms |
| Source of chromosomes |
Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
08m/sm+40a |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs were present on five chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Vitturi R, Libertini A, Mazzola A, Colomba MS, Sara G (1996). Characterization of mitotic chromosomes of four species of the genus Diplodus: karyotypes and chromosomal nucleolar organizer region phenotypes. Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 1128-1137. |
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