title: Phylogenetic position of Scombropidae within teleostei: the complete mitochondrial genome of the gnomefish, Scombrops gilberti.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese gnomefish, Scombrops gilberti, was determined using a PCR-based method. The total length of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is 16 518 bp, which includes 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and one control region. The mitochondrial gene arrangement of S. gilberti was found to be identical to that of other scombropid and indeed, other teleosts as well. Maximum likelihood analysis revealed that Scombropidae forms a sister group to Pempheriformes.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Tadasuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsunashima
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Riko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Koko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Shizuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science and Resources , Nihon University , Fujisawa , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005399:Fishes / Q000235:genetics*; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Fish; gnomefish; mtDNA; scombropid