Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of Trichogaster microlepis was determined in this study. It is 16,435 bp in size and consists of 2 rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes and a non-coding control region (D-loop). The overall base composition of the heavy strand of the T. microlepis mitochondrial genome is A: 29.50%, T: 28.38%, C: 26.62%, and G: 15.49%. The total length of the 13 protein-coding genes was 11,427 bp. This study provides an important data set for the phylogenetic and taxonomic analyses of the Trichogaster species.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Pengfei Yan for his help in the experiment.
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