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Species Card Details

Cymatoceps nasutus

Black musselcracker

Species Card Photograph

Group:

Bony fish

Size:

150 cm TL

Distribution:

The black musselcracker is endemic to South Africa and is found from
Cape Agulhas, Western Cape to St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal.

P2Solo Sequencing Report:

Output:

52,3 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

12,3 kilobases

Assembly N50:

TBA

Contig number:

TBA

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Assembler used:

TBA

Genome Length:

754.6 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

99,7%

BUSCO database:

TBA

Importance:

A premier angling fish in South Africa. It‘s slow growth, limited range and large body make it vulnerable to overexploitation. IUCN Red List conservation status Vulnerable.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Date Published:

2023-03-01

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© G Spiby

Fauna

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