The complete mitochondrial genome of Micropercops swinhonis (Perciformes: Gobioidei: Odontobutidae)

Abstract

For understanding the phylogenetic position of Micropercops swinhonis within the family Odontobutidae, the complete nucleotide sequence of M. swinhonis mitochondrial genome was firstly determined. The genome is 16,493 bp in length, and consists of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 2 ribosomal RNA genes) and 2 main noncoding regions (the control region and the origin of the light strand replication). The gene composition and order of which were similar to most other vertebrates. Within the control region, typical conserved domains, such as the termination-associated sequence, central and conserved sequence blocks domains were identified.

• Control region
• Micropercops swinhonis
• mitochondrial genome

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Xinpeng Zhu, Jinfei Cao, Mengjuan Zhu and Ping Qiu for offering beneficial help.

Declaration of interest

This work was financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2012ZYTS027 and No. 2011QC030) and Project of wetland restoration and protection of Liangzi Lake. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.