Mitochondrial genomes and phylogenetic relationships of Lates japonicus, Lates niloticus, and Psammoperca waigiensis (Perciformes: Latidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genomes of four fish species of the commercially important family Latidae were sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq, thereby significantly increasing the mitogenomic resources for the family. Whole mitogenome-based phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of the genus Lates and more generally the family Latidae. The mitogenome sequences from this study will be useful for future assessments of the diversity within and between Lates species and studies of phylogenetic relationships within the diverse and taxonomically challenging perciform fishes.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Toxotes chatareus (Toxotes; Toxotidae; Carangaria) assembled by the next-generation sequencing data and phylogenetic analysis of Carangaria

“…Whole mitogenome sequence of T. chatareus was 16,543 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and one control region (D-loop). The gene arrangement and base content were similar with other Carangaria species (Lv et al 2016 ; Wang et al 2016 ; Gan et al 2017 ; Yang et al 2019 ; Tabassum et al 2020 ). Almost all the protein-coding genes were encoded by H-strand with the exception of ND6 and eight tRNAs (Gln, Ala, Asn, Cys, Tyr, Ser, Glu, Pro) genes located on L-strand.…”