Complete mitochodrial genome of Spinibarbus caldwelli (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of S. caldwelli was determined in this study. The gene composition, arrangement and transcriptional orientation in S. caldwelli mitogenome were identical to most vertebrates. Two start codon patterns (ATG and GTG) and three stop codon patterns (TAG, TAA and T) were found in protein-coding genes. Only the tRNA-Ser2 could not fold into a typical clover-leaf secondary structure for lacking the dihydrouridine arm. Sequences alignment results suggest that the complete mitogenome of S. caldwelli is an efficient tool to check species identification by comparing different gene sequences.

• Mitogenome
• Spinibarbus caldwelli
• Spinibarbus hollandi

Declaration of interest

This study was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (41006080) and Ministry of Science and Technology of Wenzhou City (S20080048 and S20090054). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.