Complete sequence and characterization of mitochondrial genome in great snakehead, Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)

Abstract

The complete nucleotide sequence of mitogenome of the great snakehead, Channa marulius (Channidae), was determined and found to be 16,569 base pairs in length. The content and arrangement of different genes on the mitogenome was found similar to other typical teleosts. The overall base composition of the L-strand was found to be T (19.1%), C (31.5%), A (34.8%) and G (14.6%). The control region was 915 nt long and without any repetitive region. The mitogenome sequence data would be useful for studying phylogenetic relationship of C. marulius with other perciform species.

• Channa marulius
• mitochondrial genes
• mitogenome
• Perciformes

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Mr R. S. Sah, Mr Rajesh Kumar and Mr Shree Ram for their assistance during laboratory work. This work was a part of the project entitled, “Genetic Approaches for Conservation of Prioritized Indian Fish species”.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

The authors are thankful to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for funding and support.