Complete mitochondrial genome of the pearly razorfish Xyrichtys novacula: phylogenetic analysis of its placement within the Labridae family

Margarida Barcelo-Serra; Joan Pons; Tomeu Viver; Ramon Rosselló-Mora; Josep Alós

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1711226

Complete mitochondrial genome of the pearly razorfish Xyrichtys novacula: phylogenetic analysis of its placement within the Labridae family

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 16;5(1):644-645. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1711226.

Authors

Margarida Barcelo-Serra¹, Joan Pons¹, Tomeu Viver¹, Ramon Rosselló-Mora¹, Josep Alós¹

Affiliation

¹ Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, IMEDEA (UIB-CSIC) Illes Balears, Spain.

Abstract

In this paper, we report the complete mitochondrial genome (17,306 bp) of the pearly razorfish Xyrichtys novacula Linnaeus, 1758, a labrid that inhabits tropical and temperate Atlantic waters and the Mediterranean Sea. The circular double-stranded sequence contains the typical teleost gene order with 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA, 1 control region, and 2 intergenic spacers between the rRNAs. Using the sequences of all protein-coding genes, we inferred the phylogeny for the Labriade family using 24 labrids and 3 outgroup species that placed X. novacula in a monophyletic group including species from the Pseudocheilines, Pseudolabrines, and Julidines.

Keywords: Labridae; Xyrichtys novacula; mitochondrial genome; mitogenome; pearly razorfish.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by the Project FISHOBES from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities [grant no. TM2017-91480-EXP]. Josep Alós was supported by a Ramón y Cajal Grant funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities [grant no. RYC2018-024499-I].