Abstract
Yongeichthys criniger belongs to Gobiidae, Gobioidei, and Perciformes in taxonomy. Its mitochondrial genome was first determined, which consists of 13 typical vertebrate protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. The mitogenome base’s composition is 27.28% for A, 26.12% for T, 28.98% for C, and 17.62% for G. The phylogenic analysis involves 32 Gobiidae species in GenBank database. The results will provide more molecular information for the further studies on species identification and phylogenic evolution of Gobiidae.
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 Founding of China (No. 41176108), the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Grant (No. 14ZZ145), and the Shanghai Universities First-class Disciplines Project of Fisheries from Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.