Characterization of the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Lagocephalus guentheri (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes)

Xuanyun Huang; Yongfu Shi; Dongmei Huang; Xiaosheng Shen; Yuan Wang; Jiajie Chen; Youqiong Cai

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1823278

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Lagocephalus guentheri (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Oct 5;5(3):3472-3473. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1823278.

Authors

Xuanyun Huang¹, Yongfu Shi¹, Dongmei Huang¹, Xiaosheng Shen¹, Yuan Wang¹, Jiajie Chen¹, Youqiong Cai¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of East China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Lagocephalus guentheri was reported in the present study, which was 16,461 bp in length. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding control region. The overall base composition of the genome is 27.54% for A, 24.80% for T, 31.23% for C and 16.43% for G. The phylogenetic tree, which is based on 12 protein-coding gene sequences, suggested that L. guentheri was closest to L. spadiceus. This study could give impetus to studies focused on population structure and molecular evolution of L. guentheri.

Keywords: Complete mitochondria genome; Lagocephalus guentheri; Tetraodontidae; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by special research fund for the national nonprofit institutes (East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute) under contract NO.2015M05.