title: The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Lateolabrax maculatus (Perciformes, Moronidae).
abstract: The complete mitogenome of Lateolabrax maculatus was determined through high-throughput DNA sequencing technology. The circular mtDNA molecule was 16 723 bp in size and comprised 37 genes and two non-coding regions, with the gene arrangement and content identical to other typical vertebrate mitogenomes. The identity analysis revealed that the mitogenome sequence of L. maculatus shared the highest identity with that of L. japonicus (91.3%) among 12 species. The neighbor-joining tree indicated that 13 species clustered into three distinct clades strongly supported. Within Moronidae clade, L. maculatus first clustered together with L. japonicus, and then gathered with two Dicentrarchus species and Morone saxatilis. Finally, Moronidae clade grouped with Percichthyidae clade and Serranidae clade. This finding agreed with the opinion classifying Lateolabrax into the family Moronidae but not Serranidae or its own family, Lateolabracidae. These results provided useful molecular information for phylogenetic relationships and further studies on the population genetic of L. maculatus.
authors.affiliation: a College of Fisheries , Guangdong Ocean University , Zhanjiang , Guangdong , PR China.
authors.forename: Sufang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.affiliation: b South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , Guangdong , PR China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , Guangdong , PR China.|c Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of South China Sea Fishery Resources and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture , Guangzhou , Guangdong , PR China.|d Key Laboratory of Marine Ranching Technology , Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , Guangdong , PR China.
authors.forename: Chuanxin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: a College of Fisheries , Guangdong Ocean University , Zhanjiang , Guangdong , PR China.
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a College of Fisheries , Guangdong Ocean University , Zhanjiang , Guangdong , PR China.
authors.forename: Renxie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001492:Bass / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D023281:Genomics; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Lateolabrax maculatus; mitogenome; phylogenetic relationships