The complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Triplophysa erythraea</i> (Huang et al. 2019) (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae)

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Triplophysa erythraea</i> was determined for the first time. Results showed the mitogenome was 16 565 bp, including 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and 2 non-coding regions. The overall base composition of its mitochondrial genome was 28.9% A, 25.2% T, 28.7% C and 17.2% G. Phylogenetic tree revealed that <i>Triplophysa erythraea</i> had the closest relationship with <i>Triplophysa xiangxiensis</i>, which was also found in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Nationality Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan province. In general, this study provided valuable information for conservation genetics analyses of <i>Triplophysa erythraea</i> and further displayed the evolution of species within the genus <i>Triplophysa</i>.