Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus was first determined in this article. The total length of H. erectus mitogenome is 16,529 bp, which consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA and 2 rRNA genes and 1 control region. The features of the H. erectus mitochondrial genome were similar to the typical vertebrates. The overall base composition of H. erectus is 31.8% A, 28.6% T, 24.3% C and 15.3% G, with a slight A + T rich feature (60.4%).
Declaration of interest
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41176146), the Innovation Program of Young Scientists of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-EW-QN206) and the Guangdong Oceanic and Fisheries Science and Technology Foundation (No. A201208G02). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.