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ArticleScience China. Life sciences2026

Conservation genomics highlights the urgency of protecting Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Chinese waters.

Xin Huang, Xiyang Zhang, Liyuan Zhao, Guixin Dong, Wenliang Zhou, Dengfeng Guan, Guiqiang Wang, Zhenhui Xie, Fei Liu, Chaoming Zhang and 5 more

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Xin Huang *Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China.
Xiyang Zhang *School of Marine Sciences, Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
Liyuan Zhao *Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China.
Guixin Dong *Guangdong Chimelong Group, Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 511400, China.
Wenliang ZhouCenter for Evolution and Conservation Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China.
Dengfeng GuanKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Guiqiang WangKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zhenhui XieSchool of Marine Sciences, Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
Fei LiuSchool of Marine Sciences, Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
Chaoming ZhangPearl River Estuary Chinese White Dolphin National Nature Reserve, Zhuhai, 519080, China.
Xi ChenPearl River Estuary Chinese White Dolphin National Nature Reserve, Zhuhai, 519080, China.
Songhai LiMarine Mammal and Marine Bioacoustics Laboratory, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000, China.
Xianyan WangKey Laboratory of Marine Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China. wangxianyan@tio.org.cn.
Yuping WuSchool of Marine Sciences, Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China. exwyp@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Fuwen WeiJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China. weifw@ioz.ac.cn.

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Abstract

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis; hereafter IPH dolphin), a coastal cetacean species primarily distributed in Chinese waters, serves as a flagship species for marine ecosystem conservation. Currently, this species faces sustained population declines and habitat degradation, and is listed as "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List. Herein, we de novo assembled a high-quality chromosome-level genome for the IPH dolphin and conducted conservation genomic analyses using whole-genome resequencing data from 82 individuals across four major geographic populations in Chinese waters (northern Beibu Gulf (NBG), eastern Zhanjiang (EZJ), Pearl River Estuary (PRE), and Xiamen (XM)) and one population from the Gulf of Thailand (THA). Our findings reveal that the four Chinese populations form three genetic clusters, with PRE and XM merging into one. Historical fluctuations in the effective population size (N

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesDolphinsGenomicsAnimalsChinaEcosystemEndangered SpeciesGene FlowGenetics, PopulationGenetic VariationGenomePopulation Densityconservation genomicsgenetic evolutionary potentialpopulation genetic structurepopulation historySousa chinensis

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