Abstract
Olfactory receptor (OR) genes are essential in the specific recognition of diverse stimuli in fish. In this study, a total of 141 OR genes were identified in silver sillago (Sillago sihama), a marine fish sensitive to environmental stimuli, including 112 intact genes, 26 truncated genes, and three pseudogenes. A phylogenetic tree analysis elucidated that the OR genes of S. sihama were classified into six groups, of which β, γ, δ, ε, and ζ groups belonged to type I, and the η group belonged to type II. The type I OR genes contained almost all conserved motifs (n = 62), while type II OR genes mainly retained conserved motifs 7(3), 1, 10, 4, and 2 (n = 39). OR genes were mainly distributed on LG1, LG9, LG11, and LG12. Of all OR genes, 36.23% (50 genes) showed significant expansion in S. sihama. Ka/Ks analysis demonstrated that 227 sites were under purifying selection, while 12 sites were under positive selection, including eight genes in the OR2A12 gene subfamily. Sixty-one genes (44.20%) displayed differential expression under hypoxic stress. The identified OR genes explored the mechanism of environmental stress and ecological adaptation of S. sihama, and provided valuable genomic resources for further research on the olfaction of teleosts.
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