title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Terapon jarbua (Perciformes: Terapontidae).
abstract: In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the Terapon jarbua has been sequenced. The mitochondrial genome is 16,570 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and one control region. The gene order and the composition of T. jarbua mitochondrial genome were similar to that of most other vertebrates. The overall nucleotides base composition of the heavy strand is A (27.36%), G (16.57%), C (29.87%), and T (26.20%). With the exception of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (ND6) and eight tRNA genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand. The tRNA-Ser2 gene lacked DHC arm and could not fold into a typical clover-leaf secondary structure. Seen from the phylogenetic tree, T. jarbua, Bidyanus bidyanus, and Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus from the same family (Terapontidae) clustered into one branch and were significantly divergent from the other families of closely related fish species.
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University , Haikou , PR China.
authors.forename: Guangcan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University , Haikou , PR China.
authors.forename: Changsong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University , Haikou , PR China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University , Haikou , PR China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D023061:Gene Order; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D010473:Perciformes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Terapon jarbua; Terapontidae