Complete mitochondrial genome of Hemiculter bleekeri bleekeri

Abstract

Hemiculter bleekeri bleekeri is a typical freshwater species that are mainly distributed in the river basins in China. The biological information of this species is very limited. In this study, we determined the complete mitogenome sequence of H. bleekeri bleekeri. The complete mitogenome of H. bleekeri bleekeri is 16 6173 bp in length, which contains 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 13 protein-coding genes and 2 non-coding region, a rep region (33 bp) and a control region (D-loop). This work provides new information which is helpful for comprehending the molecular systematic, taxonomic status and evolutionary biology of this species.

Keywords:

• Hemiculter bleekeri bleekeri
• mitochondrial genome
• molecular systematic

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank junior engineer of Ya Zhang from College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University for assistance in sample identification and other people in sample collection.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This work was supported by the China National Fisheries Observer Program (08-54) and Collaborative Innovation Center for Distant water Fisheries (B2-5004-13-0101).