Characterization of complete mitochondrial genome of Jaydia lineata (Perciformes, Apogonidae)

The complete mitogenome of Jaydia lineata was sequenced, which is a closed double-stranded circular molecule of 16,506 bp, and we analyzed the main features in terms of the genome organization, gene arrangement, and codon usage. The overall base composition includes C(28.5%), A(27.2%), T(26.7%), and G(17.6%). Moreover, the 13 protein-coding genes encode 3797 amino acids in total, 12 of which use the initiation codon ATG except COI uses GTG. Most of them have TAA as the stop codon, whereas ND3 ends with TAG, and three protein-coding genes (COII, ND4, and Cytb) use ended with the incomplete stop codon represented as a single T. The phylogenetic tree based on the neighbour-joining method was conducted, using a concatenated set of 12 protein-coding genes, and adding nine other species of Perciformes, which could be a useful basis for management of this species.