title: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Platypharodon extremus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).
abstract: Platypharodon extemus is a monotypic species of Schizothoracine fishes and it was listed as Endangered species in the "China Red Data Book (Pisces)", Vulnerable (V) by the National Environmental Protection Agency and Endangered Species Scientific Commission. So far, little mitochondrial genome information of this genus has been described. In this study, we obtained the complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequences of this species. The mitogenome was 16,668 bp in length, which consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 2 noncoding regions. The base composition of this mitochondrial genome was 28.6% A, 27.3% T, 18.2% G, 25.9% C, with a high A + T content (55.9%). The complete mitochondrial genome of P. extremus would be of great utility in the phylogenetic analysis of the schizothoracine fishes and also provide meritorious insights into the deeper problems of the phylogenic analysis.
authors.affiliation: a Key laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota , Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS , Xining , China .|b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: c School of Life and Geography Science, Qinghai Normal University , Xining , China .
authors.forename: Yurong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: a Key laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota , Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS , Xining , China .|b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Xinyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: a Key laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota , Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS , Xining , China .|b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: d School of Chemistry and Life Science, Qinghai University for Nationalities , Xining , China , and.
authors.forename: Xuze
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Key laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota , Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS , Xining , China .
authors.forename: Yinfa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: a Key laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota , Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS , Xining , China .|b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: a Key laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota , Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS , Xining , China .
authors.forename: Songchang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: e Animal Science Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College , Qinghai University , Xining , China.
authors.forename: Delin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Qi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000235:genetics*; D056727:Endangered Species; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Platypharodon extremus; Schizothoracinae