Transcriptome of Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus. Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus

In order to study the evolution of adaptations to life in constant darkness, we performed a genome-wide transcriptomic analysis of eyes comparing surface and cave species in the genus Sinocyclocheilus. De novo transcriptome assemblies were developed for surface and cave species. Blind goldenline barbel. S. anophthalmus lives in constant darkness and, as its name suggests, lacks external eyes; it has a duckbill-like snout, sinking frontal bone, and long barbels and pectoral fins compared to surface fish.