The complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid grouper Epinephelus coioides♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus♂

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid grouper (Epinephelus coioides♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus♂) was presented in this study. The mitochondrial genome is 16,743 bp long and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. The gene order and the composition of the hybrid grouper mitochondrial genome were similar to that of most other vertebrates. The nucleotide compositions of the light strand are 26.56% of A, 15.79% of C, 28.74% of T, and 28.91% of G. With the exception of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (ND6) and eight tRNA genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand.

Keywords:

• Epinephelus coioides♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus♂
• genome
• mitochondrial

Declaration of interest

The authors report that there is 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 Science and Technology Program (2012A020602019), the Special Fund for Fisheries-Scientific Research of Guangdong Province (A201200D01), the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program (Nos. 2012A020602019 and 2012B090500008), the Special Fund for Ocean-Scientific Research (201403011), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (15lgzs102).