The paper generates a multi-tissue RNA-seq atlas of adult medaka under salinity and seasonal contrasts to study gene-expression plasticity and comparative biology.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Genome sequence of the euryhaline Javafish medaka, Oryzias javanicus: a small aquarium fish model for studies on adaptation to salinity.

Yusuke Takehana, Margot Zahm, Cédric Cabau, Christophe Klopp, Céline Lopez‐Roques, Olivier Bouchez, Cécile Donnadieu, Célia Barrachina, Laurent Journot, Mari Kawaguchi, Shigeki Yasumasu, Satoshi Ansai, Kiyoshi Naruse, Koji Inoue, Chuya Shinzato, , Amaury Herpin

The paper presents a high-quality draft genome assembly of Oryzias javanicus, focusing on its adaptation to salinity.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Jan 27, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics

Construction of High-Resolution RAD-Seq Based Linkage Map, Anchoring Reference Genome, and QTL Mapping of the Sex Chromosome in the Marine Medaka Oryzias melastigma

Bo‐Young Lee, Min‐Sub Kim, Beom‐Soon Choi, Atsushi J. Nagano, Doris W.T. Au, Rudolf S.S. Wu, Yusuke Takehana, Jae‐Seong Lee

The paper constructs a high-resolution RAD-Seq linkage map for marine medaka, anchors the reference genome, and identifies a sex trait QTL on the sex chromosome.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Sep 17, 2019Peer-reviewedBioinformatics