Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Triplophysa robusta has been determined in this study. It is 16,572 bp in size and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and one non-coding control region (D-loop). The overall base composition of the heavy strand of the T. robusta mitochondrial genome was A: 28.20%, T: 28.27%, C: 25.37%, and G: 18.16%. The total length of the 13 protein-coding genes was 11,428 bp. Analysis of the genes indicated the high genetic variability among Triplophysa species.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Mr. Juan Lei for his help in sample collection.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. The work was supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET-11-0347).