LMB	Largemouth bass
DEGs	Differentially expressed genes
KEGG	Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
GO	Gene Ontology
GSEA	Gene set enrichment analysis
PPI	Protein–protein interaction
HPI	Hypothalamic–pituitary–interrenal
HSP	Heat shock protein
PGZ	Periventricular gray zone
PCA	Principal Component Analysis
MCC	Maximal Clique Centrality
NLR	NOD-like receptor
TLR	Toll-like receptor
FC	Fold change
FPKM	Fragments per Kilobase of Transcript per Million fragments mapped
CNS	Central nervous system