The complete mitochondrial genome of Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Perciformes: Sparidae) with phylogenetic consideration

Xilan Ma; Zhenzhen Xie; Libin Zhou; Yongzhi Chen

doi:10.1080/23802359.2015.1137839

The complete mitochondrial genome of Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Perciformes: Sparidae) with phylogenetic consideration

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2016 Jun 20;1(1):348-349. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2015.1137839.

Authors

Xilan Ma¹, Zhenzhen Xie², Libin Zhou¹, Yongzhi Chen¹

Affiliations

¹ Huizhou University, Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Acanthopagrus schlegelii was presented in this study. The mitochondrial genome is 16,798 bp long and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and a control region. The gene order and composition of A. schlegelii mitochondrial genome was similar to that of most other vertebrates. The nucleotide compositions of the light strand in descending order is 28.04% of T, 27.94% of G, 27.87% of A and 16.15% of C. With the exception of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (ND6) and 8 tRNA genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand. The phylogenetic analysis by maximum-likelihood method shown that he A. schlegelii has the closer relationship to the Rhabdosargus sarba in the phylogenetic relationship.

Keywords: Acanthopagrus schlegelii; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic.