Reference genomes for two species of Abudefduf
The study used PacBio long read sequencing to assemble a reference genome for Abudefduf saxatilis and Abudefduf troschelii. The goals of the study were to investigate genomic differences that evolved in these closely related species following speciation around the uplift of the Isthmus of Panama. These are the first publicly available PacBio genomes for the genus, and to our knowledge this is the first study to utilize long read genomic sequencing to study evolution around the uplift of the Isthmus of Panama.