SAMN53058438
External Id
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) / University of Porto
INSDC center name
2025-12-18T00:00:00Z
INSDC first public
2025-12-18T04:27:02.176Z
INSDC last update
SRS26970753
INSDC secondary accession
live
INSDC status
MIGS/MIMS/MIMARKS.water
NCBI submission model
MIGS.eu
NCBI submission model
MIGS.eu.water.6.0
NCBI submission package
SRS26970753
SRA accession
2022
collection_date
730
depth
Marine hatchetfishes (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) are among the most abundant and diverse mesopelagic fish species. Despite their small size, they are found in high biomass globally and play crucial ecological roles. These fish possess a unique and distinctive morphology, characterised by compressed bodies, flattened silver sides and bioluminescent organs called photophores, which enable them to produce light. Marine hatchetfish photophores are noted for being some of the most complex bioluminescent organs, yet their functioning remains poorly understood. This knowledge gap is compounded by the complete lack of genomic resources available for hatchetfishes. Genomic tools such as RNA-seq are essential for identifying the molecular mechanisms that regulate key biological features. Here, through a multi-tissue-based RNA-seq approach, we produce the first transcriptome assembly of a marine hatchetfish, from the diaphanous hatchetfish, Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781.
description
Porcupine Bank
ecotype
Ocean
env_broad_scale
Deep-sea
env_local_scale
Water
env_medium
Ireland: Porcupine Bank
geo_loc_name
n/a
isol_growth_condt
SteDia
label
51.1482 N 14.6445 W
lat_lon
Sternoptyx diaphana
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_81873
organism
MIGS Eukaryotic sample from Sternoptyx diaphana
title