The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Schizothorax wangchiachii (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of Schizothorax wangchiachii has been determined. The mitogenome is 16,593 bp in length. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 non-coding regions: origin of light-strand replication (O_L) and control region (D-loop). The complete mtDNA sequence of S. wangchiachii can contribute to elucidate the evolutionary mechanisms and biogeography of Schizothorax and is useful to stock evaluation and conservation genetics for S. wangchiachii.

Keywords::

• Schizothorax wangchiachii
• mitochondrial genome
• phylogeography
• stock evaluation
• conservation genetics

Acknowledgment

The authors thank H. Huang for 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). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.