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Table 2 Comparison of genome assembly in sequenced fishes

From: High-quality genome assembly of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus

Species

Sequencing platform (Mb)

Assembled genome size (Mb)

scaffold N50 (kb)

contig N50 (kb)

catfish (BGI)

Illumina

845

7248

48.5

catfish (Liu’s study [1])

Illumina, Pacbio

942

7726

77.2

zebrafish

Illumina, Sanger

1412

1551

25.0

Atlantic herring

Illumina

808

1840

21.3

greenpuffer

Sanger

342

100

16.0

medaka

Sanger

700

1410

9.8

stickleback

Sanger, Illumina

463

10,800

83.2

fugu

Sanger

332

unknown

16.5

cod

454

753

459

2.8

platyfish

454, Illumina

669

1102

21.0

lamprey

454, Illumina

816

173

unknown

lancelets

Illumina

520

unknown

unknown

tuna

454, Illumina

800

136

7.6

mudskipper

Illumina

983

2309

20.0