title: Mitochondrial genome of the Salanx cuvieri (Osteichthyes: Salangidae).
abstract: Salanx cuvieri, a salangid species endemic to China, is mainly distributed in the coastal waters in South China. In this study, we have studied the complete mitochondrial genome of the S. cuvieri. The results show that the complete mtDNA of S. cuvieri is 16,588 bp in length, which contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), and 1 control region (CR). The base composition of the genome is 25.3% A, 24% T, 18.2% G, and 32.1% C. Most of the genes are existed in the H-strand, except for the ND6 and other 9 tRNA genes which are encoded on L-strand. A recent study on S. cuvieri has revealed that significant genetic differentiations are found among populations inhabiting different estuaries, so our result can contribute to the preservation of this endangered species.
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Science, Anhui University , Hefei , China .|b Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: c Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang , Zhoushan , China , and.
authors.forename: Zhongming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: d College of Life Science, Capital Normal University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Jiwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Science, Anhui University , Hefei , China .
authors.forename: Baowei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D002681:China; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D056727:Endangered Species; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D036441:Osmeriformes / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Genome; Salanx cuvieri; mitochondrion