Complete Mitochondrial Genome and Phylogenetic Position of Chirolophis wui (Perciformes: Stichaeidae)

The complete mitochondrial genome of Chirolophis wui (Wang and Wang, 1935) was sequenced using the Illumina platform. sequence is 16,522 bp in length with 54% A+T content contains 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal (rRNAs), 1 control region (D-loop). H-strand 28 (12 PCGs, 14 tRNAs, rRNAs), whereas L-strand accommodates 9 (ND6 8 tRNAs). nucleotide composition C. AT-biased, accounting for 54.0%, an AT skew value −0.0556 a GC −0.2043. majority PCGs utilized start codon, ATG, while only one gene, COI, alternative GTG. Of 6 used termination codon (TAA or TGA), 7 incomplete (T TA). Among tRNA genes, tRNA-Leu tRNA-Ser were found duplicates. A phylogenetic tree constructed 10 sequences indicated that has very close relationship japonicus other species family Stichaeidae, high supporting bootstrap value. This study can provide valuable information future evolutionary studies on Stichaeidae.