Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of <i>Pentapodus caninus</i> and <i>Lethrinus olivaceus</i> (Spariformes: Nemipteridae and Lethrinidae): Genome Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) are widely utilized molecular resources for phylogenetic studies. Although research on Spariformes mitogenomes has advanced significantly, there is still relatively little information regarding the molecular data and taxonomic placement of the families Nemipteridae and Lethrinidae. We report and annotate the first complete mitogenomes of Pentapodus caninus (16,866 bp; Nemipteridae) and Lethrinus olivaceus (16,792 bp; Lethrinidae), thereby expanding mitogenomic coverage in two families with limited available genomic data. Both assembled mitogenomes display the canonical vertebrate architecture, comprising 37 functional genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs) and a control region, with conserved synteny and strand asym

SUBMITTER: Chen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12729901 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature