Abstract
In this paper, we first determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Squalidus argentatus, which was 16,607 bp in size and the whole base composition was estimated to be 30.48% A, 25.45% T, 27.36% C, 16.72% G with AT bias of 55.93%. The complete mitogenome comprised 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and 1 control region, with the gene order and content identical to other vertebrate mitogenomes. The complete mitogenome of S. argentatus provides the valuable information for population genetics and phylogeography studies on this species.
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 the article. The present work was supported by the Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation, the Program of Fisheries Genetic Resources Conservation from Ministry of Agriculture (2013) and the Research Grant from San Xia Ecology Fisheries Co. Ltd. Chongqing to Yun Li.