title: The complete mitogenome of the Sheatfish Pterocryptis cochinchinensis (Siluriformes: Siluridae) and phylogenetic implications.
abstract: To better understand the phylogenetic status of the Sheatfish, Pterocryptis cochinchinensis, we determined its complete mitogenome sequence using polymerase chain reaction and the direct sequencing method. The complete mitogenome sequence was 16,501bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 control region (D-loop), the gene was identical to typical vertebrate. This was the first report of the complete mitogenome sequence in genus Pterocryptis. Phylogenetic based on mitogenome sequences and cytb gene suggested that the Sheatfish formed the most basal branch having sister relationship with the clade containing all other analyzed genus Silurus fishes.
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: JunQiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Jian Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Pterocryptis cochinchinensis; phylogenetic analysis