Elucidating the genetic mechanisms of organismal adaptation to the Tibetan Plateau at a
genomic scale can provide insights into the process of adaptive evolution. Many highland …

Rich fossil evidence suggests that many traits and functions related to terrestrial evolution
were present long before the ancestor of lobe- and ray-finned fishes. Here, we present …

Ostariophysans are the most diverse group of freshwater fishes and feature a pheromone-elicited
fright reaction. However, the genetic basis of fright reaction is unclear. Here, we …

Glyptosternoid fishes (Siluriformes), one of the three broad fish lineages (the two other are
schizothoracines and Triplophysa), have a limited distribution in the rivers in the Tibetan …

Lungfishes are the closest extant relatives of tetrapods and preserve ancestral traits linked
with the water-to-land transition. However, their huge genome sizes have hindered …

Background With more than 30,000 species, fish—including bony, jawless, and cartilaginous
fish—are the largest vertebrate group, and include some of the earliest vertebrates. Despite …

It is largely unknown how living organisms—especially vertebrates—survive and thrive in
the coldness, darkness and high pressures of the hadal zone. Here, we describe the unique …

Tibetan loaches are the largest group of Tibetan fishes and are well adapted to the Tibetan
Plateau. To investigate the origin of Tibetan loaches and their adaptations to the Tibetan …

The edible silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis), which
are two of the “Four Domesticated Fish” of China, are cultivated intensively worldwide. Here, …

Triplophysa fishes are the primary component of the fish fauna on the Tibetan Plateau and
are well adapted to the high-altitude environment. Despite the importance of Triplophysa …