The complete mitochondrial genome of Neobythites sivicola (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae)

Xiaojing Song; Ruijie Zhang; Hanye Zhang; Shengfa Li; Jianzhong Ling

doi:10.1080/23802359.2025.2449685

The complete mitochondrial genome of Neobythites sivicola (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2025 Jan 8;10(1):99-102. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2025.2449685. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Xiaojing Song¹, Ruijie Zhang², Hanye Zhang¹, Shengfa Li¹, Jianzhong Ling¹

Affiliations

¹ East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai, China.
² College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Abstract

The genus Neobythites is the most diverse group in the family Ophidiidae. In this study, we assembled and reported the complete mitochondrial genome of N. sivicola for the first time. The mitochondrial genome is 17,316 bp in length and contains 13 PCGs, 2 rRNAs, and 22 tRNAs. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that N. sivicola was the sister species to N. unimaculatus, and Neobythites was closer to Sirembo. This study significantly contributes to the genomic resources available for the family Ophidiidae and the genus Neobythites, providing a valuable molecular resource for further research on the taxonomy and phylogenetics of this family.

Keywords: Neobythites sivicola; Ophidiidae; cusk eel; mitogenome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund, East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences [2019M05], and the Special Funds for Survey of Offshore Fishery Resources by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China [125C0505].