Genome sequencing of Acanthocepola indica

Acanthocepola indica, a deep sea snake fish, is mainly distributed in the Indo-west Pacific of India, Korea, Japan, and South China Sea. The A. indica species along the coast of China were collected. The samples were cryopreserved and transported to the Marine Fishery Resource and Biodiversity La-boratory of Zhejiang Ocean University. The collection of animal specimens was in compliance with legal regulations and ad-hered to the Animal Care and Use Ethics policies of Zhejiang Ocean University.The Next-Generation Sequencing data was used to perform genome survey, assembly, SSR identification, and mitochondrial genome assembly. With the help of assembled mitochondrial genome, the phylogenetic relationship of A. indica was constructed in this study.