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Pensoft Publishers, ZooKeys, (1157), p. 177-191, 2023

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1157.97921

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The mitochondrial genome of the bioluminescent fish Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848 (Stomiidae, Actinopterygii) is large and complex, and contains an inverted-repeat structure

Journal article published in 2023 by Romain Gastineau ORCID, Christian Otis ORCID, Brian Boyle ORCID, Claude Lemieux ORCID, Monique Turmel ORCID, Jérôme St-Cyr, Marcel Koken ORCID
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Abstract

We determined the complete mitogenome sequence of the bioluminescent fish Malacosteus niger using long-read sequencing technologies. The 21,263 bp mitogenome features a complex structure with two copies of a 1198-bp inverted-repeat and a region of 2616-bp containing alternating copies of 16 and 26 bp repeat elements. Whole mitogenome phylogenies inferred from both nucleotide and amino-acid datasets place M. niger among Melanostomiinae. The need for additional complete mitogenome sequences from the subfamily Malacosteinae is discussed.