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Abstract
The Monterrey platyfish (Xiphophorus couchianus) is native to the vicinity of Monterrey, Mexico and is listed as Critically Endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Here, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Monterrey platyfish. The genome is 16 638 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1 non-coding control region. Phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the complete mitogenome of X. couchianus and closely related five Poeciliid species to estimate their phylogenic relationship. The complete mitochondrial genome of X. couchianus would provide more valuable information to assess the evolution of family Poeciliidae.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine (WUGSC) for generating the sequencing data of X. couchianus used in this work. We would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for proving valuable comments on the manuscript.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors are responsible for the content and writing of the article.