The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Schizothorax lissolabiatus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

Abstract

Schizothorax lissolabiatus is a widely distributed fish species in Lancang River, Yuanjiang River, Pearl River, Nujiang River in China. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of S. lissolabiatus from Yuanjiang River (the upper Red River) has been sequenced, which is 16,583 bp in length and contains 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 2 main non-coding regions: origin of light-strand replication and control region. Except for eight tRNA and ND6 genes, most of the genes are encoded on the heavy strand. The length of mitochondrial genome, the order, composition and anticodons of all genes are exactly similar to that of S. dolichonema. The phylogenetic tree suggested S. prenanti, S. dolichonema and S. lissolabiatus may have closer affinities than other fish of the genus Schizothorax.

Application of a fish habitat model to assess habitat fragmentation using high flow and sediment transport in the Rumei Dam in Lancang River (China)

“…The endemic fish species are the most common along the river and have the greatest number of individuals among all fish species. Fish including S. prenanti (Q. Wang et al, 2023) and Schizothorax lissolabiatus (Chen et al, 2016; Yue et al, 2016) are the main fish species in the area. Other fish species such as S. davidi (Q. Wang et al, 2023) and Schizothorax yunnanensis taliensis (Chen et al, 2016) are endangered, and some are already extinct over the last 20 years, indicating that the degrading ecological circumstances for a typical upper Lanchang River (Zhang et al, 2018; Zhu et al, 2018).…”