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The complete mitogenome of the Mugil cephalus (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) from the Yellow Sea, China.

ABSTRACT: Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 is a teleost fish widely distributed in coastal waters that plays an important role in commercial fisheries. In the present study, the complete mitogenome of M. cephalus from the Yellow Sea, China, was sequenced using Illumina Novaseq sequencing. The mitogenome of the M. cephalus was 16,744 bases in length (GenBank accession No. ON262567) including 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and a D-loop control region. The overall base composition of the genome was 28.2% A, 29.5% C, 26.9% T, and 15.4% G. The analysis of genetic similarity and phylogenetic relationship of M. cephalus from different geographic regions of the world indicated that the species from the Yellow Sea was most similar to NWP1 which is one of the three cryptic species of M. cephalus in Northwestern Pacific.

SUBMITTER: Li H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10769517 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The complete mitogenome of the Mugil cephalus (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) from the Yellow Sea, China.

Li Haitao H Chen Wei W Huang Yanmei Y Gao Lei L Yang Chengzhong C Zhao Yuanjun Y

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources 20231130 11

Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 is a teleost fish widely distributed in coastal waters that plays an important role in commercial fisheries. In the present study, the complete mitogenome of M. cephalus from the Yellow Sea, China, was sequenced using Illumina Novaseq sequencing. The mitogenome of the M. cephalus was 16,744 bases in length (GenBank accession No. ON262567) including 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and a D-loop control region. The overall base ...[more]

PMID: 38188440

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Project description:BackgroundThe study of speciation in the marine realm is challenging because of the apparent absence of physical barriers to dispersal, which are one of the main drivers of genetic diversity. Although phylogeographic studies using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) information often reveal significant genetic heterogeneity within marine species, the evolutionary significance of such diversity is difficult to interpret with these markers. In the northwestern (NW) Pacific, several studies have emphasised the potential importance of sea-level regression during the most recent glaciations as a driver of genetic diversity in marine species. These studies have failed, however, to determine whether the period of isolation was long enough for divergence to attain speciation. Among these marine species, the cosmopolitan estuarine-dependent fish Mugil cephalus represents an interesting case study. Several divergent allopatric mtDNA lineages have been described in this species worldwide, and three occur in sympatry in the NW Pacific.ResultsTen nuclear microsatellites were surveyed to estimate the level of genetic isolation of these lineages and determine the role of sea-level fluctuation in the evolution of NW Pacific M. cephalus. Three cryptic species of M. cephalus were identified within this region (NWP1, 2 and 3) using an assignment test on the microsatellite data. Each species corresponds with one of the three mtDNA lineages in the COI phylogenetic tree. NWP3 is the most divergent species, with a distribution range that suggests tropical affinities, while NWP1, with a northward distribution from Taiwan to Russia, is a temperate species. NWP2 is distributed along the warm Kuroshio Current. The divergence of NWP1 from NWP2 dates back to the Pleistocene epoch and probably corresponds to the separation of the Japan and China Seas when sea levels dropped. Despite their subsequent range expansion since this period of glaciation, no gene flow was observed among these three lineages, indicating that speciation has been achieved.ConclusionsThis study successfully identified three cryptic species in M. cephalus inhabiting the NW Pacific, using a combination of microsatellites and mitochondrial genetic markers. The current genetic architecture of the M. cephalus species complex in the NW Pacific is the result of a complex interaction of contemporary processes and historical events. Sea level and temperature fluctuations during Plio-Pleistocene epochs probably played a major role in creating the marine species diversity of the NW Pacific that is found today.

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The complete mitogenome of the Mugil cephalus (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) from the Yellow Sea, China.

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The complete mitogenome of the <i>Mugil cephalus</i> (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) from the Yellow Sea, China.

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