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In Japan, strains show a phenotypic dichotomy, where red seabream-derived strains are non-motile and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC)-negative, whereas eel-derived strains retain both traits. However, the evolutionary processes underlying lineage diversification within this species remain poorly understood. We performed a global comparative genomic analysis of 24 E. anguillarum strains, including seven newly sequenced genomes from Japan. Despite high ANI values (&amp;gt;99.6%), SNP analysis revealed lineage-level divergence, with 6500\u20137500 SNPs separating red seabream-associated and eel-associated lineages. Comparative analysis identified a conserved chromosomal hotspot adjacent to the tRNA-Thr gene with lineage-specific structural variation. 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