Complete mitochondrial genome sequence and SNPs of the Korean smelt Hypomesus nipponensis (Osmeriformes, Osmeridae)

Abstract

In this study, the mitogenomes of four smelts (Hypomesus nipponensis) were sequenced and the genomic variation and phylogeny were examined. The mitogenome consisted of 16,782 bp and showed 99.5 ∼ 99.7% sequence similarity with the previously released sequence. A total of 130 single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected and they were present in 2 rRNA genes, 6 tRNA genes, 12 protein-coding genes, and 1 non-coding region. This study provides important information for the classification of H. nipponensis and related species.

Keywords

• hypomesus nipponensis
• mitochondrial genome
• single nucleotide polymorphism