Abstract
The complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of the tomato clownfish Amphiprion frenatus was obtained in this study. The circular mtDNA molecule was 16,774 bp in size and the overall nucleotide composition of the H-strand was 29.72% A, 25.81% T, 15.38% G and 29.09% C, with an A + T bias. The complete mitogenome encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and a control region (D-loop), with the gene arrangement and translation direction basically identical to other typical vertebrate mitogenomes. The D-loop included termination associated sequence (TAS), central conserved domain (CCD) and conserved sequence block (CSB), and was composed of 6 complete continuity tandem repeat units and an imperfect tandem repeat unit.
Declaration of interest
This study was supported by the Key Planned Science and Technology Project of Hainan Province, China (No. ZDXM20130051) and the Xiamen Southern Marine Research Centre, China (No. 13GZY001NF12).
The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.