More Syngnathid Genomes

In collaboration with the Cresko Lab at University of Oregon, we have now assembled 7 complete genomes of syngnathid fishes. The complete genomes are available from NCBI under BioProject PRJNA851781. The genomes were assembled using a combination of PacBio Sequel II Hi-Fi sequencing and Hi-C library sequencing to produce chromosome-level assemblies. These genomes are part of our goal to ensure that we have at least one high-quality genome for each major lineage within the fish family Syngnathidae. Special thanks to Balan Ramesh and Clay Small for taking the lead in assembling the genomes and to the National Science Foundation for funding this work. Many more genomes are yet to come.