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Mitochondrial DNA Part A
DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
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Mitochondrial genome of Boleophthalmus sp. nov. (Osteichthyes: Gobiidae)

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Pages 3381-3382 | Received 20 Jan 2015, Accepted 24 Jan 2015, Published online: 04 Mar 2015
 

Abstract

Boleophthalmus is a genus that consists of six valid species and possesses a number of specializations in terms of amphibious life. The complete mtDNA sequence of Boleophthalmus sp. nov. (17,113 bp in length) has 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes (12S and 16 S rRNA), and one control region. By comparing the COI sequences, Boleophthalmus sp. nov. is closely related of B. pectinirostris but exhibits 8.93% genetic distance with B. pectinirostris and 13.26% with B. boddarti. This finding may fill some gaps remaining on the taxonomy and biodiversity of this taxon and contribute to the understanding of the phylogeographic relationships between the continental coast and Southeast Asia.

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Dr. Tran Dac Dinh, College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University for his help in specimen preparation.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This project was supported by National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (2011CB943800) and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of Japan (23405033).

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