ERGA-BGE reference genome of Gambusia holbrooki, a globally invasive freshwater fish
<ns3:p> The <ns3:italic>Gambusia holbrooki</ns3:italic> (eastern mosquitofish) reference genome will offer a crucial resource for understanding the evolution and adaptation of invasive freshwater fish species. The genome of <ns3:italic>G. holbrooki</ns3:italic> was assembled into two haplotypes through a phased assembly approach; however, only the primary haplotype was designated as the reference genome for annotation and downstream analyses. The entirety of the genome sequence was assembled into 24 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules and 1 mitochondrial genome. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 0.67 Gb, composed of 421 contigs and 318 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 15.9 Mb and 29.6 Mb, respectively. </ns3:p>
Authors
- Bonnie A. Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5905-9056)
- Thomas Marcussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1960-9508)
- Rebekah A. Oomen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2094-5592)
- Swati Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0795-8230)
- Kerstin Howe
- Astrid Bohne
- Caroline Howard
- Jonathan M.D. Wood
- Clelia Gasparini
- Francesco Santi
- Leanne Haggerty
- Chiara Bortoluzzi
- Shane McCarthy
- Torsten H. Struck
- Fergal Martin
- Mark Blaxter
- Amy Denton
- Rita Monteiro
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Research Europe
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.22693.1
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00