Complete mitochondrial genome of the skinnycheek lantern fish Benthosema pterotum (Perciformes: Myctophidae) in the East China Sea

Liang Zheng; Yayuan Xiao; Yafei Duan; Min Yang; Xia Yang; Yongmin Mu; Wenquan Sheng; Yanming Sui

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1698980

Complete mitochondrial genome of the skinnycheek lantern fish Benthosema pterotum (Perciformes: Myctophidae) in the East China Sea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Dec 13;5(1):302-303. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1698980.

Authors

Liang Zheng¹, Yayuan Xiao², Yafei Duan², Min Yang³, Xia Yang⁴, Yongmin Mu⁵, Wenquan Sheng¹, Yanming Sui¹

Affiliations

¹ Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences East China Sea Fishery Research Institute, Shanghai, China.
² South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Guangzhou, China.
³ Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
⁴ People's Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, China.
⁵ Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Benthosema pterotum is first described in this article. The total length of mitogenome is 18,052 bp. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes. The overall base composition of H-strand is 27.83% A, 30.88% C, 25.61% T, and 15.69% G, with an A＋T bias of 53.43%. The phylogenetic analysis result showed that the B. pterotum and Electrona carlsbergi were close relationship.

Keywords: Benthosema pterotum; Myctophidae; mitochondrial genomem.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by Fund of Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P. R. China [FREU2019-04].