Complete mitochondrial genome of the Walking goby Scartelaos histophorus (Perceformes, Gobiidae)

Abstract

The Walking goby Scartelaos histophorus (Perciformes, Gobiidae) is an amphibious gobioid fish. In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genome of S. histophorus was first determined. The genome is 16,496 bp in length and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region. The overall base composition of S. histophorus is 27.5% for T, 28.0% for C, 28.3% for A, and 16.1% for G, with a slight A+T bias of 55.8%. It has the typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement.

Keywords::

• Scartelaos histophorus
• complete mitochondrial genome
• Gobiidae

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China and the Important Science and Technology Specific Projects of Zhejiang Province (2011C14012).

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.