The complete mitochondrial genome of Mystus gulio Hamilton (Siluriformes: Bagridae) and its phylogenetic implication

Hoang Danh Nguyen; Minh Thiet Vu; Hoang Dang Khoa Do

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2192311

The complete mitochondrial genome of Mystus gulio Hamilton (Siluriformes: Bagridae) and its phylogenetic implication

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Mar 25;8(3):439-442. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2192311. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Hoang Danh Nguyen¹, Minh Thiet Vu¹, Hoang Dang Khoa Do¹

Affiliation

¹ NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Abstract

Mystus gulio Hamilton, also called long whiskers catfish, is an endemic fish and a common food in some Asian countries. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of M. gulio was sequenced using the MinION system (Oxford Nanopore Technologies). The mitochondrial genome is 16,518 bp in length (41.1% [G + C] content) and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes. The results of phylogenetic analysis inferred from whole mitochondrial genomes of Mystus and related species in the family Bagridae revealed that M. gulio is closely related to Mystus cavasius.

Keywords: Bagridae; MinION; comparative genomics; long whiskers catfish.

Grants and funding

This research is funded by Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Hoang Dang Khoa Do, and by Vingroup Joint Stock Company through the Domestic Master/Ph.D. Scholarship Programme of Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF), Vingroup Big Data Institute (VINBIGDATA) to Nguyen Hoang Danh under grant number VINIF.2021.ThS.58.