The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic position of the Philippines spurdog, Squalus montalbani

Abstract

We present the complete mitochondrial genome sequence (16 555 bp) of the Philippines spurdog, Squalus montalbani, currently listed as Vulnerable due to population declines and fishing pressures. A phylogenetic analysis was carried out on S. montalbani and representative shark mitogenomes. Squalus montalbani was placed within the Squaliformes as a sister taxon to Squalus acanthias and Cirrhigaleus australis.

Keywords:

• Chondrichthyes
• mitogenome
• next-generation sequencing
• phylogeny
• Squaliformes

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 National Science Foundation (DEB-1132229).