Mitochondrial genome of the Smoothnose wedgefish Rhynchobatus laevis from the Western Indian Ocean

Shaili Johri, Anjani Tiwari, Emma N. Kerr, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale

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Abstract

We present the first mitogenome sequence of the Smoothnose Wedgefish, Rhynchobatus laevis obtained through field sequencing on the MinION handheld sequencer. The mitochondrial genome of R. laevis is 16,560 bp in length and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a non-coding control region (D-loop). GC content was at 40.1%. The control region was 867 bp in length. Whole mitochondrial genome sequence of R. laevis will enable improved understanding of distribution, abundance, catch and trade rates of the Critically Endangered species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2083-2084
Number of pages2
JournalMitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords

  • conservation
  • genomics
  • MinION
  • molecular taxonomy
  • wedgefishes
  • wildlife

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