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Species Card Details

Sparodon durbanensis

Musselcracker

Species Card Photograph

Group:

Bony fish

Size:

70 cm TL

Distribution:

Endemic to South Africa from the Cape of Good Hope through to KwaZulu-Natal. Inhabits shallow coastal waters, mainly off rocky shores down to 80 m depth.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

71,03 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

4,46 kilobases

Assembly N50:

TBA

Contig number:

TBA

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Assembler used:

TBA

Genome Length:

760,22 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

99,3%

BUSCO database:

TBA

Importance:

An important for target species in recreational fishing (both shore and spear fishing). The fish is edible and captured primarily for subsistence fishing. Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Redlist.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Date Published:

2024-10-30

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© L Swart

Fauna

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