title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the penguin tetra, Thayeria boehlkei.
abstract: The penguin tetra (Thayeria boehlkei) is one of the most popular aquarium fish and belongs to the family of Characidae. The composition, phylogeny, and classification of this family are uncertain. Here, the complete mitogenome of T. boehlkei was reported to be 16,524 bp in length. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. Comparing the mitochondrial genome of T. boehlkei with its congener Astyanax mexicanus revealed high-sequence similarity. The mitochondrial genome of T. boehlkei will contribute to conservation studies and evolution analysis of Characidae family.
authors.affiliation: a College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University , Dalian , People's Republic of China and.|b The Centre for Applied Aquatic Genomics, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Gui-Bao
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: b The Centre for Applied Aquatic Genomics, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiong-Tang
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University , Dalian , People's Republic of China and.|b The Centre for Applied Aquatic Genomics, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University , Dalian , People's Republic of China and.
authors.forename: Xiu-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: b The Centre for Applied Aquatic Genomics, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Wen
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D060126:Characidae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D029941:Fish Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Characidae; Thayeria boehlkei; mitochondrial genome