The complete mitochondrial genome of the larvae Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus (Clupeiformes, Engraulidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the larvae Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus collected from Yangtze estuary was determined by next-generation sequencing. The mitogenome is a circular molecule16,675 bp in length, including the typical structure of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a control region. The TAS, central CSB and CSB were detected in the control region. The gene contents of the mitogenome are identical to those observed in most bony fishes.

• Engraulis japonicus
• larvae fish
• mitochondrial genome
• next generation sequencing

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Dr. Ning Li for her help of the sequence analysis.

Declaration of interest

This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41176138 and No. 31272663). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.