title: Complete mitochondrial genome of blackchin tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron (Perciformes, Cichlidae).
abstract: Blackchin tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron, is a highly salt-tolerant species in tilapias. In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genome of S. melanotheron was determined first. The mitogenome (16,627 bp) had the typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement, including 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 putative control region. It shared 95.1%, 93.2%, and 92.2% mitogenome sequence with Oreochromis aureus, Oreochromis niloticus, and Oreochromis mossambicus, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Resources and Utilization (certificated by Ministry of Agriculture), Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: An Yuan
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Shou Jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ying Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Si Fa
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cheng Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D023681:Cichlids / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer