| General information |
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Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) |
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| Common name | Common two-banded seabream, Sargus matzui |
| Synonyms |
Sargus vulgaris Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 |
| 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; Angola; Libya; Morocco; Namibia; Mauritania; Senegal; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
| Occurrence |
native: Israel; native: Egypt; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: South Africa; native: Algeria; native: Angola; native: Libya; native: Morocco; native: Namibia; native: Mauritania; native: Senegal; 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: Tunisia; native: Western Sahara |
| Importance |
Food/Sports/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Gulf of Palermo |
| Source of chromosomes |
Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
3m/sm+21st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Four Ag-positively stained chromosome pairs;terminal NORs on the long arm |
| 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 |
Gulf of Palermo |
| Source of chromosomes |
Tissue; Cultured fibroblasts |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
06m/sm+42st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NORs were identified on the telomeric region of the long arm of the 1st chromosome pair. C-bands were present in the pericentromeric regions of all the 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. |
| Record 3 |
| Geographical area of study |
Malaga coast, Spain |
| Source of chromosomes |
- |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Both male and female |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
- |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 |
| Chromosome length |
36.52 |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Cano J, Thode G, Alvarez M (1982). Karyoevolutive Considerations in 29 mediterranean teleost fishes. Vie et Milieu / Life & Environment, Observatoire Océanologique -Laboratoire Arago, 32(1): 21-24. |
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