Whole genome sequencing of the redfin culter (Chanodichthys erythropterus)

<em>Chanodichthys erythropterus</em> is a fierce carnivorous fish widely found in East Asian waters. It is not only a popular food fish in China, it is also a representative victim of overfishing. Genetic breeding programs launched to meet market demands urgently require high-quality genomes to facilitate genomic selection and genetic research. In this study, we constructed a chromosome-level reference genome of <em>C. erythropterus</em> by taking advantage of long-read single-molecule sequencing and <em>de novo</em> assembly by Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) and Hi-C. The 1.085 Gb <em>C. erythropterus</em> genome was assembled from 132 Gb of Nanopore sequence. The assembled genome represents 98.5% completeness (BUSCO) with a contig N50 length of 23.29 Mb. The contigs were clustered and ordered onto 24 chromosomes covering roughly 99.49% of the genome assembly with Hi-C data. Additionally, 33,041 (98.0%) genes were functionally annotated from a total of 33,706 predicted protein-coding sequences by combining transcriptome data from seven tissues. This high-quality assembled genome will be a precious resource for future molecular breeding and functional genomics research of <em>C. erythropterus</em>.