The snailfish Pseudoliparis sp. Yap Trench is a genus of snailfishes, which is native to very deep water in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. They are discovered swimming at extreme depths of 8,336 metres, in very deep ocean trenches of the Pacific Ocean.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudoliparis sp. Yap Trench | Chordata | Yap hadal snailfish (YHS) | Deep sea | 6,903 | Yap Trench | 2499240 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASM433547v1 | 731.75Mb | Scaffold | 2019 | RZNG01 | BGI-SZ | PRJNA512070 | 96.17% | 24,329 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Whole genome sequencing of a snailfish from the Yap Trench (~7,000 m) clarifies the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation to the deep sea | PLOS Genetics | 33983934 |
