The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of <i>Stromateus stellatus</i> (Scombriformes: Stromateidae): Organization, Gene Arrangement, and Phylogenetic Position Within the Suborder Stromateoidei.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The butterfish Stromateus stellatus is undervalued and usually discarded as bycatch, leading to an inefficient and unsustainable use of marine biomass. Overall, although Stromateus is the type genus of the family Stromateidae, its species are less studied than more economically important fishes.

Methods

In this study, we determined and analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of S. stellatus. Furthermore, we performed maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses to infer the phylogenetic relationships among 21 species of the order Scombriformes.

Results

Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and de novo assembly, a circular mitochondrial genome of 16,509 bp was obtained, exhibiting the typical vertebrate mito

SUBMITTER: Angulo FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12652691 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature