<b>Chromosome-level genome assembly and gene annotation of short-finned eel (</b><b><i>Anguilla bicolor pacifica</i></b><b>)</b>

In this study, we achieved a chromosome-level genome assembly of the short-finned eel, comprising 19 chromosomes encompassing 99.76% of the 1.087 Gb genome sequence with an N50 of 16.88 and 61.07 Mb from contig and scaffold, respectively. Transcripts from four different tissues led to the annotation of 21,669 protein-coding genes in the eel genome, 98.71% of which were functionally annotated. This high-quality genome assembly, along with the annotation data, provides a foundation for future functional genomic studies of short-finned eels.