The complete mitochondrial genome of Scatophagus argus (Perciformes, Scatophagidae) from Beibu Bay and phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

The spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, Linnaeus, 1766) is a subtropical fish that is widely distributed in the coastal waters of Indo-Pacific. Here, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of S. argus. The mitogenome is 16,783 base pairs (56.0% A + T content) in length and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and a 1007 bp D-loop region. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the relationship between S. argus and Selenotoca multifasciata was close.

Keywords:

• Mitochondrial genome
• Scatophagus argus
• Scatophagidae

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Data availability statement

The genome sequence data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI at (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) under the accession no. MN909969. The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Sample numbers are PRJNA688809, SRR13336106, and SAMN17189441, respectively."

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Funding

This work was financially supported by Science and Technology Major Project of Guangxi [Grant No. AA17204088] and the China Agriculture Research System [Grant No. CARS-47-z17].