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Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Epinephelus akaara was presented in this study. The mitochondrial genome is 16,743 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 Epinephelus akaara mitochondrial genome was similar to that of most other vertebrates. The nucleotide compositions of the light strand are 27.31% of A, 16.20% of C, 28.68% of T and 27.81% of G. With the exception of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (ND6) and eight tRNA genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no declaration of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. This work is supported by the National 863 Program of China (No. 2012AA10A407), the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in Public Interest (No.200903046), the Special Fund for Fisheries-Scientific Research of Guangdong Province (No. A201100D01, A201100D03, A201200D01), the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program (No. 2012A020602019), the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program (No.2012A020602019, 2012B090500008) and the Science and Technology Program of Huizhou (2009B010001016).