Tor cf. tambra Genome sequencing and assembly
This project presents the whole-genome sequencing and de novo assembly of a mahseer specimen morphologically resembling Tor tambra. Due to the close morphological similarity between T. tambra and T. tambroides and the lack of clear COI-based phylogenetic separation, the specimen is conservatively identified as Tor cf. tambra. High-quality genome assembly was achieved through an integrated sequencing strategy combining PacBio HiFi reads, Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) ultra-long reads, MGI short reads, chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) data, and tissue-specific RNA-seq data. These multi-platform datasets were utilized to generate a chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved genome assembly to support species identification, comparative genomics, evolutionary studies, and conservation genetics of mahseer species.