Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced from the freshwater fish, Pseudobagrus medianalis (Siluriformes: Bagridae) in this study. The genome sequence was 16,647 bp in length, and the gene order and contents were identical with the bagridae fishes. The mitochondrial genome contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and 2 non-coding regions (control region and origin of light-strand replication). All genes were encoded on the heavy strain except for ND6 and eight tRNA genes. The overall base composition is 25.7% A, 30.9% T, 28.0% G, 15.4% C, with an A+T bias of 56.6%. The complete mitogenome data provides useful genetic markers for the studies on the molecular identification, population genetics, phylogenetic analysis and conservation genetics.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Dr. Dengqiang Wang from Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science for her assistance in sample collection.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. The research was supported by Special Basic Work Fund of Science and Technology (2013FY110700), Special Scientific Research Funds for Central Non-profit Institutes, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (2014A11JC05) and National S&T Infrastructure Platform of China.