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Abstract
The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of sleek unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus was first determined in this study. The complete mitogenome is 16,611 bp in length composed of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a control region. The nucleotides consist of 33.8% A, 20.6% C, 25.0% G, 20.6% T. The gene order and direction are identical to those of N. lopezi and the species of Acanthuridae. The result would be useful to investigate genetic relationships among the species of Naso.
Acknowledgements
We appreciate the researchers of the NIFS for their assistance with sampling.
Ethical approval
The collection of specimens conformed to the requirement of International Ethics, which did not cause damage to the local environment. The process and purpose of this experimental research were in line with the rules and regulations of our institute. There are no ethical issues in this study.
Author contributions
Hae-young Choi was involved in the conception and design and drafting of the paper; Hae-young Choi, Sung Kim, Hee-chan Choi, and Seok-hyun Youn analyzed the data; Seok-hyun Youn revised the paper critically for intellectual content. All authors agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work and the final approval of the version to be published.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
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] (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) under the accession no. OM494539. The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Sample numbers are PRJNA841571, SRR19355784, and SAMN28597496 respectively.