The complete mitochondrial genome of the common dentex, Dentex dentex (perciformes: Sparidae)

Marina Ceruso; Celestina Mascolo; Giuseppe Palma; Aniello Anastasio; Tiziana Pepe; Paolo Sordino

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1450675

The complete mitochondrial genome of the common dentex, Dentex dentex (perciformes: Sparidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Mar 22;3(1):391-392. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1450675.

Authors

Marina Ceruso¹, Celestina Mascolo¹, Giuseppe Palma², Aniello Anastasio¹, Tiziana Pepe¹, Paolo Sordino³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
² Assoittica Italia, Rome, Italy.
³ Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.

Abstract

The common Dentex (Dentex dentex, Linnaeus 1758) has a significant economic importance and is a highly valued table fish in the Mediterranean region. The paucity of genetic information relating to sparids, despite their growing economic value, provides the impetus for exploring the mitogenomics of this fish group. Here, we sequenced D. dentex complete mitochondrial genome. The sequence is comprised of 16,652 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and a 2 non-coding regions (D-loop and L-origin). The overall nucleotide composition is: 27.5% of A, 28.7% of C, 26.9% of T, and 16.9% of G.

Keywords: Dentex dentex; Perciformes; Sparidae; mitogenomics.