Complete mitochondrial genome of Gymnocanthus intermedius and Gymnocanthus herzensteini (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae)

Abstract

Here, we report the complete mitochondrial genomes of the Sculpins species Gymnocanthus intermedius and Gymnocanthus herzensteini. The mitogenomes were determined to be 16,639 bp for G. intermedius and 16,691 bp for G. herzensteini. The mitogenomes comprised 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a non-coding region. We then used the mitogenome data to construct a phylogenetic tree for these two species and an additional three species within the order Scorpaeniformes.

Keywords

• gymnocanthus intermedius
• gymnocanthus herzensteini
• cottidae
• mitochondria genome
• scorpaeniformes