The complete mitogenome and phylogenetic analysis of Indian driftfish, Cubiceps squamiceps (Scombriformes: Nomeidae)

The Indian driftfish (Cubiceps squamiceps) is one of the most important commercial fish species in China, Japan and India. The complete mitogenome of Cubiceps squamiceps was determined in this study. The assembled mitogenome was 16,507 bp and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, and a control region. Nucleotide composition of the complete mitogenome was 27.5% A, 28.5% C, 17.5% G, and 26.5% T, with an A + T bias of 53.9%. The maximum-likelihood tree based on 13 protein-coding genes showed that Cubiceps pauciradiatus and Psenes pellucidus were the closest to C. squamiceps.