title: Complete mitochondrial genome and the phylogenetic position of the brown-spotted grouper Epinephelus chlorostigma (Perciformes: Epinephelidae).
abstract: The complete mitogenome of the brown-spotted grouper Epinephelus chlorostigma was determined in this study. It is 16,894 bp in length, containing 37 genes with the typical order and transcriptional direction in the vertebrates. The overall nucleotide composition is: 28.7% A; 28.0% C; 16.3% G and 27.0% T. The lengths of 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes range from 67 (tRNA-Cys) to 76 (tRNA-Leu1) bp. Two start codons (GTG and ATG) and two stop codons (TAG and TAA/T) were found in the protein-coding genes. The nodes of phylogenetic tree were strongly supported based on the complete mitogenomes of available groupers. The phylogenetic results suggested E. chlorostigma is the closest to E. areolatus within the genus Epinephelus.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , China and.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , China and.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: b Marine Biodiversity and Global Change Research Center, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Weidi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Marine Science , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , China and.
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: b Marine Biodiversity and Global Change Research Center, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University , Xiamen , China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001492:Bass / Q000235:genetics*; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics; D018388:Codon, Terminator / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Epinephelidae; Epinephelus chlorostigma; Perciformes; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic tree