Complete mitochondrial genome of the smallscale yellowfin, Plagiognathops microlepis (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

Abstract

The smallscale yellowfin, Plagiognathops microlepis is the only one species in the genus Plagiognathops. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the P. microlepis. The complete mitogenome was 16,623 bp in size, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and 1 control region. It has the typical circular molecule structure of vertebrate’s mitochondrial genome. The whole base composition was estimated to be 30.60% A, 25.19% T, 27.32% C and 16.89% G with AT bias of 55.79%. The complete mitogenome of P. microlepis provides the basis for preservation of genetic resources and genetic breeding studies on this species.

• Cyprinidae
• Cypriniformes
• mitogenome
• Plagiognathops microlepis

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Xin Zhang, Sha Wu and Xin-yue Li for their help in the laboratory.

Declaration of interest

The present work was supported by the Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation, the Research Program from Ministry of Agriculture (2012-31-323) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30670226) to Y. Li. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.