Complete mitochondrial genome of the Easten hulafish, Trachinops taeniatus (Perciformes: Plesiopidae)

Abstract

The first complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Plesiopidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) was determined using the Eastern hulafish Trachinops taeniatus as a representative species of the family. The mitogenome was 16,821 bp in length, including 13 typical vertebrate protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1 control region. The gene arrangement was similar to other fishes except for the reversal position of tRNA^Ala and tRNA^Asn. The overall base composition was 27.4% for A, 27.5% for C, 27.4% for T and 17.7% for G. This mitogenome should contribute to resolving phylogenetic position of Plesiopidae.

• Mitochondrial genome
• Perciformes
• Plesiopidae
• Trachinops taeniatus
• transfer RNA gene rearrangements

Declaration of interest

This study was funded by National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB430404) and Natural Science Foundation of China Science (31172062). The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.