Complete mitochondrial genome of freshwater goby Rhinogobius cliffordpopei (Perciformes, Gobiidae): genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis
2018
Liqiang Zhong, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China | Minghua Wang, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China | Daming Li, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China | Shengkai Tang, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China | Tongqing Zhang, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China | Wenji Bian, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China | Xiaohui Chen, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
Freshwater gobies Rhinogobius cliffordpopei and R. giurinus are invasive species with particular concern because they have become dominant and were fierce competitors in the invaded areas in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (southwest of China). Information about genetic characteristics of R. giurinus have been published, but there were still no relevant reports about R. cliffordpopei. In present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of R. cliffordpopei was determined, which was 16,511 bp in length with A+T content of 51.1%, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and a control region. The gene composition and the structural arrangement of the R. cliffordpopei complete mtDNA were identical to most of other teleosts. Phylogenetic analyses placed R. cliffordpopei in a well-supported monophyletic cluster with other Rhinogobius fish. But the phylogenetic relationship between genus Rhinogobius and Tridentiger remained to be resolved.
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