The complete mitochondrial genome of the axillary seabream, Pagellus acarne (Perciformes: Sparidae)

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

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1450674

The complete mitochondrial genome of the axillary seabream, Pagellus acarne (Perciformes: Sparidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Apr 1;3(1):434-435. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1450674.

Authors

Celestina Mascolo^{1

2}, Marina Ceruso¹, Giuseppe Palma³, Aniello Anastasio¹, Paolo Sordino², Tiziana Pepe¹

Affiliations

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

Abstract

The axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne, Risso 1827) belongs to the Sparidae family, order Perciformes. This high-valued commercial fish species is distributed along the northern and eastern Atlantic coasts from Norway to Senegal, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Its complete mitochondrial genome is 16,486 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 2 non-coding regions (D-loop, 808 bp and L-origin, 29 bp). Its overall base composition is A: 26,8%, C: 29,0%, G: 17.6%, and T: 26.6%.

Keywords: Pagellus acarne; mitogenomics; Perciformes; Sparidae.