The complete mitochondrial genome of Rhinogobius maculagenys (Gobiidae:Gobionellinae)

Jia Hu; Yan-Hua Li; Jun Liu; Zhou Xu; Hai-Bing Wu; Chao Cheng; Xu-Dong Chu; Zhang-Dong Wu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2274617

The complete mitochondrial genome of Rhinogobius maculagenys (Gobiidae:Gobionellinae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Oct 30;8(11):1141-1144. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2274617. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jia Hu¹, Yan-Hua Li¹, Jun Liu¹, Zhou Xu¹, Hai-Bing Wu¹, Chao Cheng¹, Xu-Dong Chu¹, Zhang-Dong Wu¹

Affiliation

¹ Mianyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Mianyang, P.R. China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Rhinogobius maculagenys Wu et al., (Perciformes,Gobiidae) was sequenced and annotated in this study. The circular mitogenome is 16,500 bp long and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and two main non-coding regions (a putative control region and an L-strand replication origin). The overall base composition is 27.5% A, 25.5% T, 16.9% G, and 30.1% C. The gene order and composition are similar to those of other Gobionellinae species. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that R. maculagenys is closely related to Rhinogobius shennongensis in both the maximum likelihood tree and the Bayesian inference tree. The complete mitogenome of R. maculagenys will serve as a valuable resource for future studies on evolution, taxonomy, and genetic conservation of Rhinogobius.

Keywords: Mitogenome; Rhinogobius; Rhinogobius maculagenys; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Central guidance for local science and technology development projects under Grant number 2022ZYDF079. Innovation fund project of Mianyang academy of agricultural sciences, Grant number Cxjj90.