Striking Gold - Determining the genetics of gold skin colour in barramundi

澳洲undi是澳大利亚最好的食用鱼类之一，该物种正在获得全球知名度。然而，与其他白肉鱼和进口产品相比，澳大利亚养殖的澳洲undi鱼片呈现灰色色调，降低了消费者的接受度。稀有的金色皮肤的澳洲undi不会表现出这种肉的“灰色”，因此如果它们能大量生产，就会成为一种有价值的利基产品。本项目将阐明金梭鲈表型背后的遗传基础和表达机制。这样，它将使梭鱼养殖者能够以商业上适当的规模生产梭鱼，使他们在国内和全球市场上具有相当的竞争优势。

Barramundi is one of Australia’s finest eating table fish and the species is gaining global prominence. However, fillet flesh colour of Australian farmed barramundi exhibit greyish tones which lowers consumer acceptance compared to other white flesh fish and imported product. Barramundi with rare golden skin tones do not exhibit this flesh "greyness" and are therefore a valuable niche product to farm if they can be produced in larger numbers. This project will elucidate the genetic basis and mechanism of expression behind the golden barramundi phenotype. In doing so, it will enable barramundi farmers to produce them at commercially relevant scales, providing them with a substantial competitive advantage in both domestic and global markets.