title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Lutjanus erythopterus (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) with phylogenetic consideration.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Lutjanus erythopterus is presented in this study. The mitochondrial genome is 16,509 bp long and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. The gene order and the composition of Lutjanus erythopterus mitochondrial genome were similar to that of most other vertebrates. The nucleotide compositions of the light strand in descending order are 29.74% of G, 28.14% of T, 25.95% of A, and 16.17% of C. 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 Lutjanus erythopterus was closer to Lutjanus russellii in the phylogenetic relationship.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Life Science and Institute of Biotechnology , Huizhou University , Huizhou , China.
authors.forename: Libin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: b State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China , and.|c Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Zhenzhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase
keywords: Lutjanus erythopterus; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic