Abstract
The long PCR and primer walking methods were applied for obtaining the complete mitochondrial genome of the tessellated leatherjacket Thamnaconus tessellatus. The complete mitochondrial genome was 16,437 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, an origin of L-strand replication and a control region. The arrangements and characteristics of these segments shared common features with other teleosts. Extended termination associated sequence domain (TAS, cTAS), central conserved sequence block domain (CSB-F, CSB-E, CSB-D) and conserved sequence block domain (CSB-1, CSB-2, CSB-3) were identified in the control region.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Dr Ning Li and Dr Linlin Zhao for helpful guidance on the experiments and manuscript.
Declaration of interest
This study was supported by Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean (201305043), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (201262022) and Nekton Research Funds Projects of Central and Southern South China Sea. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.