The complete mitochondrial genome of the threatened Neotropical catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri (Silurifomes: Pseudopimelodidae) and phylogenomic analysis indicate monophyly of Pimelodoidea

Abstract Lophiosilurus alexandri is an endemic catfish from the São Francisco River Basin (Brazil) popularly known as pacamã, which has economic potential for aquaculture farming. The mitochondrial genome was sequenced for the threatened Neotropical catfish L. alexandri. Assembly into scaffolds usin...

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Main Authors: Daniel Cardoso Carvalho, Violeta da Rocha Perini, Alex Schomaker Bastos, Igor Rodrigues da Costa, Ronald Kennedy Luz, Carolina Furtado, Francisco Prosdocimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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