The complete mitochondrial genome of bobo croaker Pseudotolithus elongatus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Pseudotolithus elongatus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) is determined based on NGS technology. The assembled mitogenome is a 16,497 bp in length containing a typical set of the 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNA genes, and the 1 putative control region. The overall base composition is A (27.8%), T (25.3%), G (16.1%), and C (30.8%) with an A-T content of 53.1%. The phylogenetic analysis of 36 mitogenomes from the GenBank indicated that P. elongatus is closely related to the Aplodinotus grunniens. This mitogenome information of the P. elongatus would be useful to understand evolutionary and phylogenetic analysis of the family Sciaenidae fishes.