Mitochondrial DNA sequence of the hybrid of Leiocassis longirostris (♀) and Pelteobagrus fulvidraco (♂)

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of a hybrid, which was produced by sexual hybridization of Leiocassis longirostris (female) and Pelteobagrus fulvidraco (male), was obtained. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16 534 bp in length, including the typical structure of 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and the non-coding control region. Twenty-one site differences were found in overall length compared with the known mitochondrial sequence of L. Longirostris. About 2 site differences were located in rRNAs, 1 in tRNA, 4 in the control region and 14 in protein-coding genes. Furthermore, 14 variable bases of the protein-coding regions resulted in five variable amino acids, which were located in the ND1, ND2, COX3, ND4 and ND5, respectively.