The Leptobotia microphthalma belongs to family Cobitidae, which is endemic to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China. In this studying, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of L. microphthalma has been obtained with PCR, which contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and a non-coding control region with the total length of 16,512 bp. The gene arrangement and composition are similar to that of other vertebrates. Most of the genes are encoded on heavy strand, except for eight tRNA and ND6 genes. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of L. microphthalma would contribute to better understand population genetics and protect its genetic diversity.
Keywords: Cobitidae; Leptobotia microphthalma; mitogenome.