A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Walking goby (Scartelaos histophorus)

Abstract

Phylogenetic tree of Scartelaos histophorus with 19 other species. Black numbers at nodes represent divergence time. The orange numbers and blue numbers represent the numbers of expanded and contracted gene families, respectively. Author contributionsJZ supervised the study and managed the project. JZ, XL, and JQ collected the samples in-field. XL performed the genome sequencing, assembly, annotation, genetic data analyses, and writing of the draft manuscript. JQ, JBC, and JC contributed to the taxonomy and phylogeny issues. JZ, XL, and JBC finished the

One size does not fit all: Variation in anatomical traits associated with emersion behavior in mudskippers (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae)

“…Additional data on the remaining taxa in the clade, particularly unsampled genera (e.g., Apocryptes, Parapocryptes, Zappa, Taenioides, and Odontamblyopus) as well as a more complete phylogeny will better inform our understanding of how these adaptive traits have evolved across the Oxudercinae radiation. The increase in annotated mudskipper genomes (Li et al, 2022;Yang et al, 2022) may also help identify specific candidate genes associated with specific traits. Furthermore, the location of the sampled skin is important to consider (Zhang et al, 2003), species such as those in the genus Oxuderces may not fully emerge, with the ventral portion of their body remaining submerged all the time.…”