Complete mitochondrial genome for the Mobile River Basin endemic Coal Darter, Percina brevicauda (Perciformes, Percidae)

Abstract

The Coal Darter (Percina brevicauda) is endemic to just three watersheds within the upper Mobile River basin in Alabama. Coal Darters are imperiled and are recognized as a species of conservation priority by the Alabama Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. We have sequenced the first complete mitochondrial genome of the Coal Darter. This genomic data is currently being used to facilitate environmental DNA (eDNA) studies using Loop-mediated isothermal Amplification (LAMP) primers so that species presence and absence data can be collected within the range of the Coal Darter.

Keywords

• coal darter
• environmental dna
• alabama
• percina brevicauda