title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Epinephelus awoara (Perciformes: Epinephelus) with phylogenetic consideration.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Epinephelus awoara was presented in this study. The mitochondrial genome is 16 798-bp long and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. The gene order and composition of Epinephelus awoara mitochondrial genome was similar to that of most other vertebrates. The nucleotide compositions of the light strand in descending order is 27.35% of A, 16.53% of C, 28.44% of T, and 27.69% of G. 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 phylogenetic analysis by maximum-likelihood (ML) method shows that the Epinephelus awoara was closer to Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus in the phylogenetic relationship.
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Minwei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Dengdong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Zhujing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Shuisheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Haoran
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D017124:Conserved Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Epinephelus awoara; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic