{
  "id": 7705223,
  "title": "From pelagic to reef: Genomic basis of morphological adaption during life-history transition in the orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/from-pelagic-to-reef-genomic-basis-of-morphological-adaption-during",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.10.750547v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Metamorphosis enables teleosts to transition between ecological niches, driving lineage-specific morphological innovations. The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) exemplifies this, transforming from a pelagic larva into a reef-associated juvenile with extreme allometric fin elongation. Here, we generated a chromosome-level genome assembly of 715.46 Mb, with 99.4% completeness. Integrating…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}