The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Herzensteinia microcephalus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

Abstract

Herzensteinia microcephalus (Herzenstein, 1891) is the highest naturally occurring cyprinid in the world, and inhabits rivers in the Tibetan Plateau at elevations of 4500–5200 m. Few studies on this species have been contributed. In this study, we got the mitochondrial genome sequences of H. microcephalus. The mitogenome of H. microcephalus is16,726 in length, which includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes and two non-coding regions: control region (D-loop) and origin of light-strand replication (OL). The overall nucleotide base composition is 28.41% for A, 27.16% for T, 26.04% for C and 18.38% for G. This study can provide important molecular theory basis for carrying out the study on the genetics, phylogeny and adaptive evolution of Herzensteinia.

• Cypriniformes
• Herzensteinia microcephalus
• schizothoracinae
• the Tibetan Plateau

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Jackie Wilkinson (Griffith University) for help with writing.

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 NSFC (41030208 and 31071900).