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Abstract
Sebastes is a diverse genus of fish in the family Scorpaenidae. The larvae and adults in this genus have similar morphological characteristics. To obtain basic information for their identification, the mitogenome of S. steindachneri was sequenced using next-generation sequencing. The mitogenome was 16,450 bp in length, and comprised of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a control region. The mitogenome is 27.4% A, 21.1% T, 17.5% G, and 28.0% C, showing a slight AT bias (54.5%). ATG was the start codon in all of the PCGs, except COX1 (GTG). The termination codon in the PCGs was TAA, except in ND1 and ND3 (TAG), ND4 (AGA), and Cytb (incomplete termination codon, T). All of the tRNAs had a typical cloverleaf shape, except tRNASer(AGY), which lacked the DHU arm. The mitogenome of S. steindachneri should be useful for identifying larvae and constructing a phylogenetic structure for the Scorpaenidae.
Declaration of interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and production of this manuscript. This work was supported by a grant from the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (PE9921C and PE99211).