The complete mitochondrial genome of Mesogobio lachneri (Cypriniformes: Gobionidae) from Northeast Asia

Wei Tian; Xiaomin Ni; Cuizhang Fu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2131370

The complete mitochondrial genome of Mesogobio lachneri (Cypriniformes: Gobionidae) from Northeast Asia

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Oct 19;7(10):1810-1813. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2131370. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Wei Tian¹, Xiaomin Ni¹, Cuizhang Fu¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science and Institute of Eco-Chongming, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

Although Mesogobio lachneri is the type species of the genus Mesogobio, its systematic position and status have remained unresolved to date. In this study, for the first time, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of M. lachneri using Sanger sequencing. It is a circular genome with a length of 16,602 bp, comprising 22 tRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNAs, and one non-coding control region. Our phylogenetic analysis reveals that M. lachneri is the close relative of the genus Gobio, indicating that Mesogobio may be a valid genus.

Keywords: Cypriniformes; Gobio; Gobionidae; Mesogobio; Yalu River.

Grants and funding

This study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China [31872209].