Fig. 3
Predicted miRNA target sites per mRNA in 3’ UTRs. The box plots show the log10-transformed distribution of miRNA targets for the nine teleost fish species. The dots inside the boxes show the mean values. The outliers are shown by the dots outside the boxes. The maximum number of miRNA targets in a single 3’ UTR is 62, which can be found in one 3’ UTR in N. brichardi and one 3’ UTR in P. formosa. On average, cichlid fishes consistently have more miRNA target sites than non-cichlid fishes