Complete mitochondrial genome of the palemargin grouper Epinephelus bontoides (Pisces: Perciformes)

Sheng-Tai Hsiao; Kao-Sung Chen; Chen-Te Tseng; Chi-Lun Wu

doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1115498

Complete mitochondrial genome of the palemargin grouper Epinephelus bontoides (Pisces: Perciformes)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2017 Mar;28(2):178-179. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1115498. Epub 2015 Dec 28.

Authors

Sheng-Tai Hsiao¹, Kao-Sung Chen², Chen-Te Tseng¹, Chi-Lun Wu²

Affiliations

¹ a Marine Fisheries Division , Fisheries Research Institute , Keelung , Taiwan, ROC.
² b Planning and Information Division , Fisheries Research Institute , Keelung , Taiwan, ROC.

PMID: 26709676
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1115498

Abstract

The complete mitogenome of the palemargin grouper, Epinephelus bontoides, was presented in this study. This mitochondrial genome consists of 16 903 bp, follow the typical gene arrangement with 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a non-coding control region (CR). The overall base composition was A, 28.7%; G, 16.1%; C, 28.0%; and T, 27.2%. The control region was 1200 bp in length, which located between tRNA^Pro and tRNA^Phe, rich in A + T (69.2%) content. Based on the Neighbor-Joining (NJ) tree, E. bontoides was grouped with E. trimaculatus, E. quoyanus, E. areolatus, and E. bleekeri, and then combined with E. merra formed a clade. This complete mitogenome of E. bontoides can provide essential phylogenetic information of Epinephelus.

Keywords: Epinephelidae; Epinephelus bontoides; mitogenome.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Animals
Base Composition
Bass / genetics*
DNA, Mitochondrial
Gene Order
Genes, Mitochondrial*
Genome, Mitochondrial*
Genomics
Phylogeny*
Sequence Analysis, DNA*

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial