The complete mitochondrial genome of Rhinogobio ventralis (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Gobioninae)

Abstract

Rhinogobio ventralis, a small-sized economic fish living in the bottom of the fast-flowing water, has a limited geographical distribution in the upper reaches of Yangtze River in China. The complete mito-genome of R. ventralis is 16,607 bp in length, containing 37 genes of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes and a control region (D-loop). The gene order and composition of R. ventralis is similar to that of most other fishes, and its nucleotide composition is 31.10% A, 26.64% T, 26.28% C and 15.98% G, with a slight AT bias of 57.74%. It is first report of the complete mitochondrial genome in the bottom dwelling Rhinogobio species.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• Rhinogobio ventralis
• Yangtze River

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Shan Xiang for his assistance with the laboratory work.

Declaration of interest

This work was supported by the grants from breeding project of provincial finance (2006yzGC08-022). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.