Complete mitochondrial genome of the surf smelt Hypomesus japonicus (Osmeriformes, Osmeridae)

The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced in two individuals of the surf smelt Hypomesus japonicus. The genome sequences are 16,762 and 16,771 bp in size, and the gene arrangement, composition, and size are very similar to the other smelt mitochondrial genomes published previously. The differe...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Mitochondrial DNA Part B
Main Authors: Evgeniy S. Balakirev, Nikolai S. Romanov, Francisco J. Ayala
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
Subjects:
surf smelt hypomesus japonicus
japanese smelt hypomesus nipponensis
pond smelt hypomesus olidus
arctic rainbow smelt osmerus dentex
european smelt o. eperlanus
atlantic rainbow smelt o. mordax
osmeridae
mallotus
hypomesus
osmerus
mitochondrial genome
Genetics
QH426-470
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1511852
https://doaj.org/article/977f07dc0ddb4e4aae0b95c27cf198e7
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Summary:The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced in two individuals of the surf smelt Hypomesus japonicus. The genome sequences are 16,762 and 16,771 bp in size, and the gene arrangement, composition, and size are very similar to the other smelt mitochondrial genomes published previously. The difference between two H. japonicus genomes studied is 0.37%, which is noticeably higher in comparison with other osmerid fishes. The level of sequence divergence between H. japonicus and related osmerids belonging to genera Hypomeus, Osmerus, and Mallotus varies within a very narrow range (12.31–13.72%) indicating poor phylogenetic resolution of this complex fish group.

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