The chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of Salvelinus malma
Salvelinus malma, belonging to the Salmonidae family, is a critically endangered species in China. To support genetic research and strengthen the protection of wild fish resources, the first chromosome-level reference genome of S. malma was generated through the integrated technologies of PacBio and Hi-C sequencing. The genome assembly has a total length of 2.52 Gb with contigs assigned to 42 chromosomes. A total of 45,385 protein-coding genes were annotated with excellent 98.8% BUSCOs completeness. The chromosome-level genome of S. malma will serve as a valuable resource for functional genomics research and greatly facilitate the ecological conservation in the future.
Authors
- Hancheng Bao
- Yuan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0481-8286)
- Xiangbing Zeng
- Yuan Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8719-6420)
- Dan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5586-4055)
- Jiahao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3615-9657)
- Lisha Hu
- Qinfeng Gao
Institutions
- Duke Kunshan University (CN)
- Ocean University of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Data
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06145-8
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents