Abstract
Onychostoma macrolepis, which belongs to the genus Onychostoma (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), is a benthopelagic fish that inhabits the flowing freshwaters in China. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of O. macrolepis is 16,595 bp in length and comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 1 control region. The base composition of the genome is 31.29% A, 24.53% T, 27.97 % C, and 16.21% G, showing considerable bias toward an A + T preference as 55.82%. The results can provide a basic database for analyzing the phylogenetic relationship and conservation genetics in the genus Onychostoma.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Mr. Hongsheng Guo and Miss Haiting Zhang for their help in the lab work and specimen preparation.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing style of this article. This study was funded by the the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30970321; 31272287).