Complete mitochondrial genome of Sinilabeo decorus tungting (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae).

The complete mitochondrial genome ofSinilabeo decorus tungtingwas determined in this study. The gene composition, arrangement and transcriptional orientation inS. decorus tungtingmitogenome were identical to most vertebrates. Two start codon patterns (ATG and GTG) and three stop codon patterns (TAG, TAA and T) were found in protein-coding genes. Only the tRNA-Ser2 could not fold into a typical clover-leaf secondary structure for lacking the dihydrouridine arm. Sequences alignment results suggest that the complete mitogenome ofS. decorus tungtingis an efficient tool to check species identification by comparing different gene sequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]