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Group:
Bony fish
Size:
40 cm SL (male)
Distribution:
The east African spiny eel is distributed in southern Africa from the Lake Victoria basin in Uganda and Kenya, the Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo, southwards through to the Zambezi system in Namibia and Botswana.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
5,45 kilobases
Approximate N50:
18,2 Gigabases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
0,58 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,6%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Importance:
This species is used for human consumption but is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Redlist. This is the first species in the genome to have its genome sequenced.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2024-05-07
Photo credit:
© Okavango Wilderness Project
Fauna
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