Outputs include the genome of the Patagonian toothfish, including the sequence
of the genome and gene annotations and raw sequencing data, which includes the
genome and transcriptome sequenced from multiple different tissues, using
different sequencing technologies.
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is an economically and
ecologically important fish species in the family Nototheniidae. Juveniles
occupy progressively deeper waters as they mature and grow, and adults have
been caught as deep as 2500 m, living on or in just above the southern shelves
and slopes around the sub-Antarctic islands of the Southern Ocean. As apex
predators, they are a key part of the food web, feeding on a variety of prey,
including krill, squid, and other fish. Despite its importance, genomic
sequence data, which could be used for more accurate dating of the divergence
between Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish, or establish whether it shares
adaptations to temperature with fish living in more polar or equatorial
climes, has so far been limited.