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Group:
Reptile
Estimated genome size:
10 - 20 cm (total body length)
Size:
10 - 20 cm (total body length)
Distribution:
Endemic to the Republic of South Africa, occurring in Little Namaqualand from Port Nolloth to Clanwilliam.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
48.66 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
5.93 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
1.56 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8% [S: 96.9%, D: 2.0%]
Importance:
It serves as an important model species for studying specific stages of limb development within the genus Scelotes, representing an intermediate limb development stage (forelimb digits = 0; hindlimb digits = 2), and for investigating the genomic evolution of vertebrates. It has a restricted distribution and occurs in distinct habitats and regions, making it an excellent model species for biogeographic and molecular ecology studies.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr. Zhongning Zhao
University of Free State
Group:
Bony fish
Genome size:
758 Million DNA base pairs (0,758 Gigabases)
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
Mastacembelus frenatus
East African spiny eel
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
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