De novo assembly and annotation of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) genome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is an economically and ecologically important fish species in the family Nototheniidae. Juveniles occupy progressively deeper waters as they mature and grow, and adults have been caught as deep as 2500 m, living on or in just above the southern shelves and slopes around the sub-Antarctic islands of the Southern Ocean. As apex predators, they are a key part of the food web, feeding on a variety of prey, including krill, squid, and other fish. Despite its importance, genomic sequence data, which could be used for more accurate dating of the divergence between Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish, or establish whether it shares adaptations to temperature with fish living in more polar or equatorial climes, has so far been limite

SUBMITTER: Ryder D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10910785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature