title: Complete mitochondrial genome of Southern Smiler, Opistognathus jacksoniensis (Perciformes: Opistognathidae).
abstract: The first complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Opistognathidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) has been determined using the Southern Smiler, Opistognathus jacksoniensis, as a representative species of the family. This mitogenome was 16,650 bp in length, including 13 typical vertebrate protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1 control region. All genes were encoded on the heavy strain except for ND6 and eight tRNA genes. The overall base composition of the heavy strain was 27.4% for A, 30.2% for C, 25.7% for T and 16.7% for G. The mitogenome data of O. jacksoniensis should contribute to clarify phylogenetic position of Opistognathidae under mitogenome-based phylogenetic reconstruction of perciform fishes.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University , Shanghai , China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Cuizhang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002681:China; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003062:Codon