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Complete mitogenomes for two lineages of the Australian smelt, Retropinna semoni (Osmeriformes: Retropinnidae)
Daniel J Schmidt1, Md Rakeb-Ul Islam1, Jane M Hughes1
1Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
Abstract:
Complete mitochondrial genome sequences were determined for two lineages ("CEQ" and "SEQ") of the Australian smelt, Retropinna semoni. Both mitogenomes contain the typical vertebrate arrangement of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and control region. A conventional start codon for ND2 was not present in either lineage; instead CTG (Leucine) was present at this position. These sequences will be a useful resource for evolutionary studies of a significant species complex in the Australian freshwater fish fauna.
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