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Group:
Bony fish
Size:
150 cm TL (male), 120 cm SL (female)
Distribution:
The African longfin eel is endemic to countries bordering the southwest Indian Ocean. Along the east coast of Africa, A. mossambica is found in rivers from Kenya south to Table Bay (South Africa), also found on Madagascar and other western Indian Ocean islands (Mascarene: Réunion and Mauritius Islands, Comoros: Mayotte Island and the Seychelles: Mahé and Praslin Islands).
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
128 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
4.71 kilobases
Assembly N50:
37.39 kilobases
Contig number:
37 065
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Flye
Genome Length:
0.8 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
71.4% [S: 65.5%, D: 5.9%]
BUSCO database:
eukaryota
Importance:
Harvested and traded on a global scale for farming and human consumption, is also used as gamefish. This species is considered Near Threatened on IUCN Redlist.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2023-03-01
Photo credit:
© C. Minkley
Fauna
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