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Peer-reviewedCC BYMitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources

The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the zebra turkeyfish Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (Teleostei: Perciformes).

  • Hefang Sun1,2
  • Han Lai2,3
  • Wen Yu4
  • Wenliang Zhou2,3
  • Wenhua Yu1
  • Zhiwei Zhang2,3
4 affiliations
  1. 1South China Biodiversity Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
  2. 2Center for Evolution and Conservation Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.
  3. 3Laoshan Laboratory Guangdong Institute, Guangzhou, China.
  4. 4School of Chemistry and Materials, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China.
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Abstract

Dendrochirus zebra, a reef-dewelling scorpaenid, was sequenced for its complete mitochondrial genome (16,504 bp). The circular genome (52.93% A-T content) encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, and one control region (D-loop). Phylogenetic analysis of 22 Scorpaenoidea species placed D. zebra as sister to the clade comprising Pterois antennata and P. radiata, confirming the paraphyly of the traditional genera Dendrochirus and Pterois. This molecular-morphological incongruence suggests traditional diagnostic traits are evolutionarily labile and that the venomous defensive apparatus is likely an ancestral trait rather than a convergent one. This mitogenome provides essential resources for systematic revisions of the Pteroinae.

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@article{sun2026complete,
  title = {{The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the zebra turkeyfish Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (Teleostei: Perciformes).}},
  author = {Hefang Sun and Han Lai and Wen Yu and Wenliang Zhou and Wenhua Yu and Zhiwei Zhang},
  journal = {Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1080/23802359.2026.2749909},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42910328},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the zebra turkeyfish Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (Teleostei: Perciformes).
AU  - Hefang Sun
AU  - Han Lai
AU  - Wen Yu
AU  - Wenliang Zhou
AU  - Wenhua Yu
AU  - Zhiwei Zhang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/19
JO  - Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources
DO  - 10.1080/23802359.2026.2749909
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42910328
AB  - Dendrochirus zebra, a reef-dewelling scorpaenid, was sequenced for its complete mitochondrial genome (16,504 bp). The circular genome (52.93% A-T content) encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, and one control region (D-loop). Phylogenetic analysis of 22 Scorpaenoidea species placed D. zebra as sister to the clade comprising Pterois antennata and P. radiata, confirming the paraphyly of the traditional genera Dendrochirus and Pterois. This molecular-morphological incongruence suggests traditional diagnostic traits are evolutionarily labile and that the venomous defensive apparatus is likely an ancestral trait rather than a convergent one. This mitogenome provides essential resources for systematic revisions of the Pteroinae.
SN  - 2380-2359
ER  -