The complete mitochondrial genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis for Inimicus japonicus (Scorpaeniformes: Synanceiidae)

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 3141 - 3142
• Main Authors: Kim, Hyo-Won, Kim, Jung-Hyun, Kim, Jae Hoon, Jeong, Min-Hwan, Ji, Seung-Cheol, Kim, Moo-Sang, Myeong, Jeong-In, Kim, Dae-Jung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 07.08.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Genomes; Inimicus japonicasd devil stinger; Inimicus japonicus; Mitochondria; Mitogenome; Mitogenome Announcement; Next-generation sequencing; next-generation sequencing (NGS); Nucleotide sequence; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; rRNA 12S; rRNA 16S; Transfer RNA; tRNA; Mitogenome; next-generation sequencing (NGS); Inimicus japonicasd devil stinger
• ISSN: 2380-2359; 2380-2359
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1800424

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Inimicus japonicus was analyzed by next-generation sequencing in this study. The mitogenome is 16,978 base pairs (bp) long and codes for 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA), and 1 non-coding control region. The overall nucleotide composition of the mitogenome is: 29.61% for A, 29.16% for T, 25.26% for C, and 15.97% for G. Twenty-two tRNAs range from 67 to 74 bp in length, and 2 rRNA (12S and 16S) were 953 and 1,687 bp long, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis by neighbor-joining (NJ) method indicated that I. japonicus showed considerable genetic similarity (82%), and had a closer relationship in the phylogenetic tree to Synanceia verrucosa.