A description of the mitogenome of the Endangered Taiwanese angelshark, Squatina formosa

Abstract

Squatinid sharks are among the most threatened of cartilaginous fishes. Here we describe the complete mitochondrial genome sequence (16,690 bp) of the Endangered Taiwanese angelshark, Squatina formosa. It has 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region in the typical vertebrate arrangement.

• Chondrichthyes
• long-PCR
• mitogenome
• NGS
• Squatinidae

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (DEB-1132229).