The complete mitochondrial genome of longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta

Yexin Yang; Yi Liu; Hongmei Song; Xuejie Wang; Chao Liu; Yinchang Hu; Xidong Mu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1835570

The complete mitochondrial genome of longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Nov 13;5(3):3767-3768. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1835570.

Authors

Yexin Yang¹, Yi Liu¹, Hongmei Song¹, Xuejie Wang¹, Chao Liu¹, Yinchang Hu¹, Xidong Mu¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratry of Leisure Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Modern Recreational Fisheries Engineering Technology Center, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China.

Abstract

We determined the complete mitochondrial genome of Lactoria cornuta, which is 16,495 bp in length with an A + T content of 57.37%, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and a complete control region. The total base composition of the mitogenome is 28.2% T, 26.7% C, 29.2% A and 15.9% G. Of the 13 protein-coding genes, 12 genes start with an ATG codon, except for COX1 with GTG. Ten genes use TAA or AGA as the termination codon, whereas three (COX2, ND4, and Cyt b) have incomplete stop codon T. This study would provide useful genetic information for phylogenetic and species idenfication of the family Ostraciidae.

Keywords: Lactoria cornuta; Mitochondrial genome; Ostraciidae.

Grants and funding

The authors appreciate to SCGene (Co., Ltd) for technological support. This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFD0900705], National Freshwater Aquatic Germplasm Resource Center (NFGR-2020), Guangdong Scientific Planning Programs [2019B030316029], China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund [CAMC-2018F] and International Collaborations on Agriculture Technologies between China and the Tropical Countries along the Belt and Road [2130114].