title: Animal sample from Pristiophorus japonicus (Japanese sawshark) for VGP reference genome, sPriJap1
organism: Pristiophorus japonicus
description: The Japanese sawshark (Pristiophorus japonicus) is a species of sawshark in the family Pristiophoridae. This shark has a long, narrow rostrum. Its first dorsal fin originates behind the tips of the pectoral fins, and its caudal fin is angled almost straight in line with the body. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and northern China over the sandy or muddy bottoms of the continental shelf at depths of 50 to 800 m (160 to 2,620 ft) (from Wikipedia entry). This sample of a male individual born at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan, was collected by Taketeru Tomita and coordinated by Gavin Naylor and Adrian Lee to generate a high-quality reference genome for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP). Keiichi Sato of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium facilitated collection of the tissues. Sequencing and genome assembly were conducted at the Vertebrate Genome Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Erich D. Jarvis, Giulio Formenti, and Jennifer Balacco.
attributes.tag: isolate
attributes.value: sPriJap1
attributes.tag: dev_stage
attributes.value: adult
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2021-10-25
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: Japan: Okinawa
attributes.tag: sex
attributes.value: male
attributes.tag: tissue
attributes.value: blood, spleen
attributes.tag: biomaterial_provider
attributes.value: University of Florida: Gavin Naylor
attributes.tag: birth_date
attributes.value: 2017-06-18
attributes.tag: birth_location
attributes.value: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
attributes.tag: collected_by
attributes.value: Taketeru Tomita
attributes.tag: lat_lon
attributes.value: 26.69439 N 127.87794 E
attributes.tag: store_cond
attributes.value: -80oC
attributes.tag: treatment
attributes.value: Flash frozen
attributes.tag: Source ID
attributes.value: GN22812
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Model organism or animal