Table 2 Candidate genes involved in skin color between red and brown individuals

Up-regulated candidate DEGs associated with skin color in red fish

 maker_0147_

augustus-0.133

337.99

30.72

1.15E-15

4.06

eph receptor A2

epha2

 maker_0315_

augustus-0.115

166.45

15.29

4.60E-10

4.12

solute carrier family 7 member 5

slc7a5

 maker_0681_

snap-0.96

296.75

60.74

3.20E-07

2.94

acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4

acsl4

 maker_0101_

snap-0.156

2608.51

196.59

9.38E-12

4.31

nucleolar protein 6

nol6

 augustus_0141_

processed-1.34

303.58

31.55

9.05E-12

3.88

homeodomain interacting protein kinase 1

hipk1

 maker_0248_

augustus-0.220

3725.68

281.98

5.67E-10

4.37

TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2

timp2

 maker_0156_

augustus-2.210

521.19

41.71

5.80E-13

4.27

semaphorin 6D

sema6d

Up-regulated candidate DEGs associated with skin color in brown fish

 maker_0129_

snap-3.241

11.56

118.54

1.85E-08

-2.76

solute carrier family 25 member 42

slc25a42

 augustus_0124_

processed-0.83

4.94

55.99

6.88E-07

-2.92

keratinocyte differentiation factor 1

kdf1