Complete mitochondrial genome of the yellowtail clownfish Amphiprion clarkii (Pisces: Perciformes, Pomacentridae).

In this study we determined the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of the yellowtail clownfishAmphiprion clarkiiusing eight consensus primer pairs with a long PCR technique. The circular mtDNA molecule was 16,976 bp in size and the overall nucleotide composition of the H-strand was 29.15% A, 26.15% T, 15.67% G and 29.03% C, with an A + T bias. The complete mitogenome contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and 1 control region (D-loop), and the gene order was typical of vertebrate mitogenomes. We determined five complete continuity tandem repeat units and one imperfect tandem repeat, all located downstream in the control region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]