Journal Article
Mitogenomic characterization and systematic placement of the Congo blind barb Caecobarbus geertsii (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)
Mullens, N., Sonet, G., Decru, E., Virgilio, M., Snoeks, J. Vreven, E.
Record Number:
4704
Year:
2020
Journal:
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Abstract:
This study presents the first complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Caecobarbus
geertsii, the Congo blind barb, a cave-dwelling, CITES-protected, cyprinid fish endemic to
the Lower Congo basin (DRC). The length of the circular mitogenome is 16,565 base pairs.
The 13 protein coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 22 transfer RNA genes are similar
in position and direction to those of other members of the family Cyprinidae. Phylogenetic
analyses including 28 complete mitogenomes from representatives of the subfamily
Smiliogastrinae (Cyprinidae), showed that Caecobarbus was nested within a clade including
representatives of the genus Enteromius. The data presented in this study provide information
on the molecular identification and classification of this threatened species. The results further
suggest the need for a taxonomic revision of the genus Enteromius.
Keywords: Smiliogastrinae, mitogenomics, molecular taxonomy
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