The full-length mitochondrial genome of the crocodile icefish, Chionobathyscus dewitti (Teleostei: Perciformes: Channichthyidae)

Keun-Yong Kim; Moongeun Yoon; Jong Su Yoo; Dae-Sung Lee

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1624635

The full-length mitochondrial genome of the crocodile icefish, Chionobathyscus dewitti (Teleostei: Perciformes: Channichthyidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 11;4(2):2371-2372. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1624635.

Authors

Keun-Yong Kim¹, Moongeun Yoon², Jong Su Yoo², Dae-Sung Lee²

Affiliations

¹ AquaGenTech Co., Ltd, Busan, Republic of Korea.
² National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

The full-length mitochondrial genome of the crocodile icefish, Chionobathyscus dewitti (Teleostei: Perciformes: Channichthyidae) was analyzed by the primer walking method. The mitogenome was 17,451 bp in total length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. Its gene order was congruent with those of the other crocodile icefish but different with those of typical vertebrates. In the phylogenetic tree, C. dewitti showed the closest relationship to Chaenocephalus aceratus in the same family.

Keywords: Chionobathyscus dewitti; crocodile fish; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.