Complete mitochondrial genome of the Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi (Carcharhinformes: Carcharhinidae)

Mitochondrial DNA Part B

Oliver N. Shipley¹  Austin J. Gallagher²  Bo Reese³  Vijender Singh⁴ 

[1] Beneath the Waves, Herndon, VA, US;Biology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, US;Beneath the Waves, Herndon, VA, US;Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, U;Center for Genome Innovation, Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, US;Institute for Systems Genomics, Computational Biology Core, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, US;

关键词: Shark;    Bahamas;    reef shark;    Carcharhinus perezi;    mitochondrial genome;   

DOI  :  10.1080/23802359.2021.1964394

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

The Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi; Poey, 1876) is a medium to large-bodied coastal and reef-associated predator found throughout the subtropical and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, although its populations are increasingly threatened by overfishing. We describe the first mitochondrial genome sequence for this species, using Illumina MiSeq sequencing of an individual from The Bahamas. We report the mitogenome sequence of the Caribbean reef shark to be 16,709 bp and composed two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 non-coding regions; the D-loop control region and the origin of light-strand replication. We discuss the implications of this new information on future monitoring efforts and conservation measures such as marine protected areas, and urge for greater application of mitochondrial studies of sharks in the Atlantic Ocean.

【 授权许可】

CC BY