title: The complete mitochondrial genome of spotted hidden-teeth goby Apocryptodon punctatus Tomiyama (Perciformes, Gobiidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the oxudercine, spotted hidden-teeth goby Apocryptodon punctatus (Tomiyama, 1934) has been amplified in this study. Apocryptodon punctatus was found in Japan, Taiwan and Eastern Mainland China. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,567 base pairs (bp) in total length, had the typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, 1 control region (CR) and 1 light-strand replication origin (OL). The overall base composition of Apocryptodon punctatus is 29.2% for A, 28.6% for T, 25.9% for C, 16.3% for G, with higher AT content 57.8%. This study will contribute and be rather beneficial for understanding the phylogenetic approach of species of Apocryptodon and the related genera among gobioids.
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University , Keelung , Taiwan , ROC.
authors.forename: Zhong-Han
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University , Keelung , Taiwan , ROC.
authors.forename: I-Shiung
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020459:Genes, rRNA / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D058977:Molecular Sequence Annotation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Apocryptodon punctatus; complete mitogenome; oxudercine goby