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Group:
Bony fish
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
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
728,93 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,3%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Importance:
An important reactional and subsistence food fish. Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Redlist.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2024-10-30
Photo credit:
© DA Polack
Fauna
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