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Abstract
In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequence of Rastrelliger kanagurta has been determined. The mitogenome was 16,537 bp in length. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 non-coding regions. The A+T content of the mitochondrial genome of R. kanagurta was 52.29%, and the content was 26.92% for A, 30.67% for C, 17.03% for G, and 25.37% for T. The complete mitogenome of R. kanagurta can provide an important data for the studies on molecular systematics, species identification, stock evaluation, conservation genetics, and evolutionary adaptation mechanisms.
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank J.C. Zheng and H. Huang for their assistance in sample collection.
Declaration of interest : This work was supported by the Special Research Fund for national non-profit institutes (East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, No. 2008Z02) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30600456). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.