Complete mitochondrial genome of the Chinese lizard gudgeon, Saurogobio dabryi (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

Abstract

The Chinese lizard gudgeon, Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker, belongs to the subfamily Gobioninea, which is an economic fish widely distributed in East Asia. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the S. dabryi. The complete mitogenome was 16,601 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 29.64%A, 26.47%T, 27.06%C and 16.83%G with AT bias of 56.11%. This study is a first report the complete mitogenome of S. dabryi and provides the basis for preservation of genetic resources and phylogenetic analyses on this species.

• Cyprinidae
• Gobioninae
• mitochondrial genome
• Saurogobio dabryi

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Hua-tang Deng, Ming-jiang Song and Hong-jun Chen for their assistance in samples collection.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. This study was supported by the Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation, the Program of Fisheries Genetic Resources Conservation from Ministry of Agriculture of the P. R. China (2013) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30670226) to Y. Li.