Complete mitochondrial genome of Ophichthus rotundus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae)

Xiaojing Song; Wenqiao Tang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2017.1303350

Complete mitochondrial genome of Ophichthus rotundus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2017 Mar 23;2(1):176-177. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1303350.

Authors

Xiaojing Song^{1

2}, Wenqiao Tang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Ichthyology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
² Shanghai Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Ophichthus rotundus was sequenced in this study. The genome sequence is 17,785 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 2 control regions. Overall base composition is 30.59% A, 24.94% T, 17.01% G, and 27.46% C. The result of phylogenetic analysis indicates that O. rotundus mitogenome is close to that of M. maculosus, which are nested within the family Ophichthidae.

Keywords: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae; Ophichthus rotundus; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.