Abstract
In this manuscript we describe the first complete mitochondrial sequence for the Near Threatened Graceful Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides. It is 16,705 bp in length, consists of two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and one control region with the typical gene arrangement pattern and translate orientation in vertebrates. The overall base composition is 31.4% A, 25.1% C, 13.2% G and 30.3% T. The shortest tRNA-Ser2 cannot fold into a clover-leaf secondary structure due to the lack of the dihydrouridine arm.
Declaration of interest
This study was supported by the Marine Biodiversity Hub, a collaborative partnership supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Research Program (NERP), and the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (41006080). Researcher PF was partly supported by the North Australia Marine Research Alliance (NAMRA). Researcher PMK was partly supported by the NERP Northern Australia Hub. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.