Complete mitogenome of the foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus (Perciformes, Siganidae): indication of potential interbreeding in rabbitfishes.
In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus (Perciformes, Siganidae) is determined. The entire sequence is 16,505 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 1 control region. The genome organization is similar to those found in other rabbitfishes. Apart from ND6 and 8 tRNA genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand. Overall base compositions of mitogenome are 29.3% of A, 29.3% of C, 25.7% of T, and 15.7% of G, showing an obvious anti-G bias which is commonly found in fishes. The high similarity of mitochondrial genome between S. vulpinus and S. unimaculatus indicate that natural interbreeding might exist in breeding season.
['Yan|Shuai|S|', 'Wang|Ming|M|', 'Yang|Tingbao|T|']
D000818:Animals D001482:Base Composition D020029:Base Pairing D001483:Base Sequence D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial D007178:Inbreeding D010473:Perciformes D012343:RNA, Transfer
Siganus vulpinus Siganidae Mitochondrial genome