De Novo Genome Assembly of the Whitespot Parrotfish (Scarus forsteni): A Valuable Scaridae Genomic Resource.

ABSTRACT: Scarus forsteni, a whitespot parrotfish from the Scaridae family, is a herbivorous fish inhabiting coral reef ecosystems. The deterioration of coral reefs has highly affected the habitats of the parrotfish. The decline in genetic diversity of parrotfish emphasizes the critical importance of conserving their genetic variability to ensure the resilience and sustainability of marine ecosystems for future generations. In this study, a genome of S. forsteni was assembled de novo through using Illumina and Nanopore sequencing. The 1.71-Gb genome of S. forsteni, was assembled into 544 contigs (assembly level: contig). It exhibited an N50 length of 17.97 Mb and a GC content percentage of 39.32%. Our BUSCO analysis revealed that the complete protein of the S. forsteni ge

SUBMITTER: Liang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10888354 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature