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- Title
Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Nannostomus Pencilfish: Genome Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis.
- Authors
Xu, Wei; Tai, Jingzhe; He, Ke; Xu, Tangjun; Zhang, Gaoji; Xu, Boyu; Liu, Hongyi
- Abstract
Simple Summary: To complement the genetic information of the pencilfish, a popular aquarium ornamental fish, we sequenced the mitochondrial genomes of four common pencilfish species. Their genome structure, nucleotide composition, codon usage, and phylogeny were comparatively analyzed. The results indicate that the four mitogenomes exhibited a typical circular structure. The gene order of the four Nannostomus pencilfish was similar to that of other fish. Our phylogenetic analyses support the current classification of the family Lebiasinidae. This study provides new data for the breeding and study of pencilfish. Although the pencilfish is a globally popular economic fish in the aquarium market, its taxonomic classification could be further refined. In order to understand the taxonomy of species of the genus Nannostomus (Characiformes, Lebiasinidae) and their phylogenetic position within the order Characiformes, in this study, we characterized mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) from four Nannostomus species for the first time. The four mitogenomes exhibited the typical circular structure, with overall sizes varying from 16,661 bp to 16,690 bp. They contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and 1 control region (CR). Nucleotide composition analysis suggested that the mitochondrial sequences were biased toward A and T. Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood analyses based on PCGs support the family Lebiasinidae classification, described using four Nannostomus species, clustering together with Lebiasina multimaculata from the same family. The results of this study support the current taxonomic classification of the family Lebiasinidae. Phylogenetic analysis also suggested that gene rearrangement would not significantly impact the phylogenetic relationships within the order Characiformes. These results might provide new data regarding the phylogeny and classification of the order Characiformes, thus providing a theoretical basis for the economic development of aquarium fish markets.
- Subjects
BIOLOGICAL classification; GENE rearrangement; AQUARIUM fishes; SEAFOOD markets; MITOCHONDRIA; GENOMES; GENETIC code; TRANSFER RNA
- Publication
Animals (2076-2615), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 11, p1598
- ISSN
2076-2615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ani14111598