title: Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the serpent mudskipper Parapocryptes serperaster (Perciformes, Gobiidae): repetitive sequences in the control region.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the serpent mudskipper Parapocryptes serperaster was first determined in this study. The circle genome was 17 243 bp long and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 control region. The nucleotide composition of the heavy strand of P. serperaster is 28.65% for A, 30.07% for C, 25.31% for T, and 15.97% for G, with a slight A + T bias of 53.96%. Only the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (ND6) and eight tRNA genes were encoded on the light strand, all other mitochondrial genes were encoded on the heavy strand. A 178-bp tandem repeat, which started from the 827-bp site of the control region, was identified. Like most other gobies, P. serperaster also has the typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the kinship between Parapocryptes and Boleophthalmus is closer than those between Parapocryptes and other selected genera.
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences , Xiamen University , Fujian , PR China.
authors.forename: Hengtong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences , Xiamen University , Fujian , PR China.
authors.forename: Yuting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences , Xiamen University , Fujian , PR China.
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences , Xiamen University , Fujian , PR China.
authors.forename: Mingshu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences , Xiamen University , Fujian , PR China.
authors.forename: Shixi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences , Xiamen University , Fujian , PR China.
authors.forename: Wanshu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences , Xiamen University , Fujian , PR China.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Control region; Gobiidae; Parapocryptes serperaster; mitogenome; phylogenetic analysis