title: Complete mitogenome of the foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus (Perciformes, Siganidae): indication of potential interbreeding in rabbitfishes.
abstract: In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus (Perciformes, Siganidae) is determined. The entire sequence is 16,505 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 1 control region. The genome organization is similar to those found in other rabbitfishes. Apart from ND6 and 8 tRNA genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand. Overall base compositions of mitogenome are 29.3% of A, 29.3% of C, 25.7% of T, and 15.7% of G, showing an obvious anti-G bias which is commonly found in fishes. The high similarity of mitochondrial genome between S. vulpinus and S. unimaculatus indicate that natural interbreeding might exist in breeding season.
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes and Center for Parasitic Organisms , School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes and Center for Parasitic Organisms , School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , P.R. China and.|b Guangdong Institute of Standardization , Guangzhou , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes and Center for Parasitic Organisms , School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Tingbao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D007178:Inbreeding; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Siganidae; Siganus vulpinus