The complete mitochondrial genome of the yellowfin shiner, Notropis lutipinnis

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the yellowfin shiner (Notropis lutipinnis) 16,706 bp and contained 13 protein coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22tRNAs, and one control region. The overall base composition was A (28.8%), T (27.0%), C (26.7%), G (17.5%). Phylogenetics analyses of N. Lutipinnis and 29 closely related species found discrepancies between genetic relationships and taxonomic delineations, highlighting the need for further studies of phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships among the closely related taxa of the subfamily Pogonichthyinae.

Keywords:

• Mitochondrial genome
• Notropis lutipinnis
• phylogenetic analysis

Geolocation information

The specimen was collected under the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Permit Number 29-WBH-12-129 issued to Byron J. Freeman, on August 6, 2012 by Mary C Freeman, and Rachel A Katz at Turnpike Creek, Flint River Drainage, Georgia, 33.152829-84.261203, Site: Turnpike Creek DS of Perkins Rd crossing. The specimen has been added to the Georgia Museum of Natural History’s Tissue Collection as GMNH 11921.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my co-advisers John Wares and Bud Freeman for their mentorship and guidance throughout my doctoral studies; my friends and family for their support; and the UGA Genetics Department and Integrated Life Sciences Program.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

Data that support the findings of this study are openly available in Genbank with reference accession number MT333789 at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT333789.

Additional information

Funding

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institute of Health under award number T32GM007103. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.