Abstract
The mudskipper, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Perciformes, Gobiidae), is an amphibious gobioid fish. In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genome of B. pectinirostris was firstly determined. The mitogenome (17,111 bp) comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 1 putative control region. 130-bp tandem repeat was identified in the control region, which was almost identical among the 10 individuals examined, and three different frequencies of the repeat unit (five, six or seven) were found among these individuals.
Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Key and Open Laboratory of Marine and Estuarine Fisheries Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture (Open-10-10) and the Shanghai Key Discipline Construction Project of Aquatic Biology (S30701). We appreciate anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.