Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the pacific seahorse Hippocampus ingens was determined using long polymerase chain reactions. The total length of H. ingens mitogenome is 16,526 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and a control region. The gene order and composition of H. ingens were similar to those of most other vertebrates. The overall base composition of H. ingens is 32.6% A, 29.3% T, 23.5% G and 14.6% C, with a slight A+T rich feature (61.9%).
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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41176146), the Innovation Program of Young Scientists of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-EW-QN206) and the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (No. 41322038).