Complete mitochondrial genome of the Loliolus (Nipponololigo) uyii

In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of the little squid (Loliolus (Nipponololigo) uyii). The genome was 17,134 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 3 main non-coding regions. The composition and order of genes were similar to most other invertebrates. The overall base composition of L. uyii is A 39.98%, C 18.65 %, T 32.39% and G 8.98%, with a high A + T bias of 72.37%. All of the three control regions (CR) contain termination-associated sequences and conserved sequence blocks. These mitogenome sequence data would play an important role in the investigation of phylogenetic relationship, taxonomic resolution and phylogeography of the Loliginidae.