title: Whole mitogenome of the Japanese scad Decapterus maruadsi (Perciformes: Carangidae).
abstract: The Japanese scad (Decapterus maruadsi) is one of the most commercially important fish species that is popularly harvested in tropical and temperate seas in South East Asian countries. In the present study, we obtained the whole mitochondrial genome sequence of D. maruadsi by overlapped polymerase chain reactions. The entire sequence was 16,541 bp in length, with a gene content (13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 2 non-coding regions: the control region and the light strand replication origin) and organization similar to most of the other vertebrates. Overall base composition of the genome was 27.5% of A, 30.2% of C, 25.5% of T and 16.8% of G, showing an obvious anti G bias commonly observed in teleosts. The sequence data of D. maruadsi could provide useful information for the studies on conservation genetics and molecular phylogenetics.
authors.affiliation: a South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science , Guangzhou , P.R. China .|b Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of South China Sea Fishery Resources and Environments, Ministry of Agriculture , Guangzhou , P.R. China , and.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science , Guangzhou , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Zuozhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science , Guangzhou , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science , Guangzhou , P.R. China .|c College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: a South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science , Guangzhou , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Jiangtao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: a South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science , Guangzhou , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Peiwen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Carangidae; Decapterus maruadsi; mitochondrial genome