title: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Rastrelliger kanagurta (Perciformes: Scombridae).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequence of Rastrelliger kanagurta has been determined. The mitogenome was 16,537 bp in length. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 non-coding regions. The A+T content of the mitochondrial genome of R. kanagurta was 52.29%, and the content was 26.92% for A, 30.67% for C, 17.03% for G, and 25.37% for T. The complete mitogenome of R. kanagurta can provide an important data for the studies on molecular systematics, species identification, stock evaluation, conservation genetics, and evolutionary adaptation mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of East China Sea and Oceanic Fishery Resources Exploitation, Ministry of Agriculture, East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai 200090, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiqun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Yuxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wenming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D016678:Genome; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer