title: Whole mitogenome of the Endangered dwarf sawfish Pristis clavata (Rajiformes: Pristidae).
abstract: In this study, we describe the first complete mitochondrial sequence for the Endangered dwarf sawfish Pristis clavata. The base composition of the 16,804 bp long mitogenome is 31.9% A, 26.5% C, 13.3% G and 28.3% T and the gene arrangement and transcriptional direction are the same as those found in most vertebrates. All protein-coding genes start with ATG except the COI gene, which starts with GTG. Stop codons include incomplete T, AGG and TAA; however, TAG is not found in the mitogenome of this euryhaline elasmobranch species.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University , Darwin , Australia .
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feutry
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kyne
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Grewe
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D018940:Elasmobranchii / Q000235:genetics*; D056727:Endangered Species; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Pristis clavata; threatened species