A draft genome assembly of the Chinese sillago (Sillago sinica), the first reference genome for Sillaginidae fishes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sillaginidae, also known as smelt-whitings, is a family of benthic coastal marine fishes in the Indo-West Pacific that have high ecological and economic importance. Many Sillaginidae species, including the Chinese sillago (Sillago sinica), have been recently described in China, providing valuable material to analyze genetic diversification of the family Sillaginidae. Here, we constructed a reference genome for the Chinese sillago, with the aim to set up a platform for comparative analysis of all species in this family.

Findings

Using the single-molecule real-time DNA sequencing platform Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) Sequel, we generated ∼27.3 Gb genomic DNA sequences for the Chinese sillago. We reconstructed a genome assembly of 534 Mb using a strategy that takes a

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature