title: Mitochondrial genome of Japanese angel shark Squatina japonica (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae).
abstract: Squatina japonica belonging to the monogenetic family Squatinidae is endemic to the Northwest Pacific. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of S. japonica is 16,689 bp long and comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. The base composition of the genome is 31.10% A, 31.04% T, 24.42% C, and 13.43% G. The geographic clade and phylogenetic relationship of S. japonica are ambiguous. Therefore, studying the complete mitochondrial genome of S. japonica is highly important to understand the aforementioned aspect and to analyze the conservation genetics in the genus Squatina.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China .|b College of Marine Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology , Tianjin , P.R. China , and.
authors.forename: Aihong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Fisheries , Nagasaki University , Nagasaki , Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Fisheries , Nagasaki University , Nagasaki , Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furumitsu
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D015205:Northwestern United States; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary; D012754:Sharks / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Genome; Squatina japonica; mitochondrial