The complete mitochondrial genome of Boeseman's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani Allen & Cross, 1980)

Yuming Zhao; Zaizhong Chen; Jianzhong Gao; Lei Wang; Zhongpu Li

doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1089556

The complete mitochondrial genome of Boeseman's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani Allen & Cross, 1980)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016 Nov;27(6):4427-4428. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1089556. Epub 2015 Oct 16.

Authors

Yuming Zhao^{1

2}, Zaizhong Chen^{1

2}, Jianzhong Gao^{1

2}, Lei Wang^{1

2}, Zhongpu Li^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ a Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fishery Germplasm Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P. R. China and.
² b Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding (ZF1206), Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P. R. China.

PMID: 26472588
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1089556

Abstract

In this study, the mitochondrial genome of Melanotaenia boesemani (Allen & Cross, 1980 ) (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae) was sequenced for the first time. The assembled mitogenome consisting of 16 493 bp, includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs genes and 1 putative control region. The overall base composition of M. boesemani is 27.88% for A, 29.92% for C, 15.74% for G, 26.47% for T and shows 96% identities to Lake Kutubu rainbowfish, Melanotaenia lacustris. These data would provide useful molecular information for phylogenetic relationships within the family Melanotaeniidae species.

Keywords: Melanotaenia boesemani; mitogenome; rainbowfish.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Base Composition / genetics
DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics
Genome, Mitochondrial / genetics*
Hypopigmentation / congenital
Phylogeny
Poecilia / genetics*
RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
RNA, Transfer / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial
RNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Transfer

Supplementary concepts

Raindrop Hypopigmentation