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Species Card Details

Clarias theodorae

Snake catfish

Species Card Photograph

Group:

Bony fish

Size:

35 cm TL (male/unsexed)

Distribution:

The snake catfish is has a very broad distribution in the southern half of Africa, occurring from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

13,2 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

6,12 kilobases

Assembly N50:

TBA

Contig number:

TBA

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Assembler used:

TBA

Genome Length:

1 Gigabase

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

93,7%

BUSCO database:

TBA

Importance:

This fish is used for human consumption, is a commercial aquarium species, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Redlist.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Date Published:

2023-03-01

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© D Tweddle

Fauna

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