![Sample our Bioscience journals, sign in here to start your access, Latest two full volumes FREE to you for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/5925/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Bioscience.jpg"})
Abstract
Gymnodiptychus pachycheilus, an endangered cold-water fish belonging to the specialized schizothoracins, is distributed in plateau lakes and the upper reaches of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. In this study, we determined the complete mitogenome sequence of G. pachycheilus. Its complete mitochondrial genome is 16,675 bp in size, and includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 1 control region, which has identical genomic organization and structure to other vertebrates, with the exception of 86 bp non-coding region between tRNAThr and tRNAPro. This new complete mitogenome could provide useful data for further studies on stock evaluation and conservation genetics of this species.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Shan Xiang for his assistance with the laboratory work.
Declaration of interest
This work was supported by the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest (201003055), the Hong Kong Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (AW01-1314) and the artificial propagation on Hucho bleekeri from Jiaomuzu River drainage basins of Sichuan Province (JMZ/2009-D-001). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.