Abstract
In this study, we have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the Parastromateus niger. The mitochondrial genome is 16,561 bp long and contains 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and a control region. The gene order and composition of Parastromateus niger mitochondrial genome is similar to that of most other vertebrates. The nucleotide compositions of the light strand are 28.23% of A, 29.51% of C, 26.01% of T and 16.16% of G. With the exception of five tRNA genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no declaration of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. This work is supported by the National 863 Program of China (No. 2012AA10A407), the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Fund (No. S2013040013257), the special fund of Hainan Province for the introduction of integration and demonstration (No. YJJC20130006) and the Natural Science Fund of China (81102524).