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Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
65 cm TL
Organism size:
65 cm TL
Distribution:
Endemic to South Africa from the mouth of the Orange river through to KwaZulu-Natal. Adults inhabit inshore marine environments to 25 m depth, usually over sandy or mixed sand and rock shorelines. Juveniles have an obligatory estuarine dependent nursery phase.
P2Solo Sequencing Report:
Output:
85.8 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
6,39 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
728,93 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,3%
Importance:
An important reactional and subsistence food fish. Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Redlist.
Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
111 Million DNA base pairs )1,11 Gigabases)
Organism 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
Clarias theodorae
Snake catfish
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
1 Gigabase
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
93,7%
Importance:
This fish is used for human consumption, is a commercial aquarium species, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Redlist.
Photo credit:
© D Tweddle
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