The complete mitochondrial genome of the endangered freshwater fish Kichulchoia brevifasciata in Korea

Kang-Rae Kim; Mu-Sung Sung; Yong Hwi Kim; Jong Yeon Park; In-Chul Bang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1886015

The complete mitochondrial genome of the endangered freshwater fish Kichulchoia brevifasciata in Korea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Mar 15;6(3):891-893. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1886015.

Authors

Kang-Rae Kim¹, Mu-Sung Sung¹, Yong Hwi Kim¹, Jong Yeon Park¹, In-Chul Bang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Kichulchoia brevifasciata is an endangered fish that is distributed across the Goheung Peninsula, South Korea. This is the first report of the complete mitochondrial genome of K. brevifasciata, which consists of 16,646 bp with 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region (D-loop). The overall base composition of the complete genome is A (29.57%), T (28.08%), G (16.54%), and C (25.80%), with a high A + T content of 57.65%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that K. brevifasciata was most closely related to K. multifasciatas.

Keywords: Cobitidae; Complete mitochondrial genome; Kichulchoia brevifasciata; endangered fish.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by Soonchunhyang University Research Fund.