title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the palemargin grouper Epinephelus bontoides (Pisces: Perciformes).
abstract: The complete mitogenome of the palemargin grouper, Epinephelus bontoides, was presented in this study. This mitochondrial genome consists of 16 903 bp, follow the typical gene arrangement with 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a non-coding control region (CR). The overall base composition was A, 28.7%; G, 16.1%; C, 28.0%; and T, 27.2%. The control region was 1200 bp in length, which located between tRNAProand tRNAPhe, rich in A + T (69.2%) content. Based on the Neighbor-Joining (NJ) tree, E. bontoides was grouped with E. trimaculatus, E. quoyanus, E. areolatus, and E. bleekeri, and then combined with E. merra formed a clade. This complete mitogenome of E. bontoides can provide essential phylogenetic information of Epinephelus.
authors.affiliation: a Marine Fisheries Division , Fisheries Research Institute , Keelung , Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Sheng-Tai
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.affiliation: b Planning and Information Division , Fisheries Research Institute , Keelung , Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Kao-Sung
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a Marine Fisheries Division , Fisheries Research Institute , Keelung , Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chen-Te
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: b Planning and Information Division , Fisheries Research Institute , Keelung , Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chi-Lun
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001492:Bass / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D023281:Genomics; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Epinephelidae; Epinephelus bontoides; mitogenome