A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra)

The melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), a small-sized toothed whale of the Delphinidae family, inhabits tropical and subtropical oceans. It is an attractive model species to study secondary aquatic adaptation and evolution. Here, we successfully assembled a high-quality chromosome-level genome of P. electra using PacBio and Hi-C sequencing technologies.