The complete mitochondrial genome of Japanese sandeel Ammodytes personatus (Perciformes, Ammodytidae): Rare structure in control region compared

The first complete mitochondrial genome (16,537 bp) of the suborder Ammodytoidei was determined for Ammodytes personatus. The genome includes 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, and 13 protein-coding genes as well as the putative control region and O-L. The gene order and component are identical to those of canonical vertebrate mitochondrial genomes. In control region, all six central conserved sequence blocks (CSB-F to CSB-A) having been detected only in the order Pleuronectiformes were recognized in A. personatus, which might contribute to its taxonomic resolution.