# The genome sequence of the lesser sand-eel, Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the lesser sand-eel, including a detailed assembly and gene annotation.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the first genome assembly for Ammodytes marinus, including chromosomal scaffolding and mitochondrial genome.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 777.80 megabases long with 95.51% scaffolded into 25 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 16.53 kilobases in length.
- Gene annotation identified 22,410 protein-coding genes.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a specimen of
Ammodytes marinus (the lesser sand-eel; Chordata; Actinopteri; Uranoscopiformes; Ammodytidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 777.80 megabases. Most of the primary assembly (95.51%) is scaffolded into 25 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 16.53 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 22,410 protein-coding genes.