Complete mitochondrial genome of the Amur stickleback Pungitius kaibarae (Gasterosteiformes, Gasterosteidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced from the Amur stickleback Pungitius kaibarae. The genome sequence was 16,505 bp in size, and the gene order and contents were identical with the same genera Pungitius sinensis and other previously reported fish mitochondrial genomes. Of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 3 genes (CO2, ND4, and Cytb) had incomplete stop codons. The base composition of P. kaibarae showed anti-G bias (8.86%) on the third position of PCGs.

Keywords::

• Fish
• Amur stickleback
• complete mitochondrial genome
• Pungitius kaibarae

Acknowledgments

We thank Dr Hans-U. Dahms for his comments on the manuscript. This study was supported by a grant “The Genetic Evaluation of Important Biological Resources (2008)” from the National Institute of Biological Resources funded to Jae-Seong Lee.

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