Plectropomus leopardus Genome Assembly with 23,234 Predicted Genes

902.90 Mb de novo genome assembly for the leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus), clustered into 24 pseudo-chromosomes. The assembly, produced by Qian Zhou from the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences using 10× Genomics and Hi-C technologies, contains 23,234 predicted protein-coding genes, 96.5% of which are functionally annotated. It provides a genomic resource for biological studies and breeding programs of this commercially important fish.

Use Cases

• Comparative genomics studies based on the assembled 24 pseudo-chromosomes.
• Gene function and annotation analysis based on the 23,234 predicted protein-coding genes.
• Population genetics and marker development for aquaculture based on the genomic resource.
• Evolutionary studies of coral reef fish based on the assembled genome sequence.

Strengths

• Assembly has a scaffold N50 of 33.47 Mb, indicating large contiguous sequences.
• BUSCO analysis shows 95.3% completeness of conserved single-copy genes.
• 96.5% of the 23,234 predicted protein-coding genes are functionally annotated.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain analyses.
• Freshness is unverified as the last update date is unknown.

Provenance

Source

Qian Zhou, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences

Collection Method

De novo sequencing using 10× Genomics and high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) technologies.

Geography

Tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Oceans