The complete mitochondrial genome of a new species of the genus <i>Schizothorax</i> from Sichuan, China (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

<i>Schizothorax gulinensis</i> sp. nov. is a new species of the genus <i>Schizothorax</i> from Sichuan, China (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). In this study, we have first reported the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>S. gulinensis</i> with Illumina sequencing. There were 16,587 nucleotide pairs in the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of <i>S. gulinensis</i>, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), and 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), as well as one non-coding control region (CR). The proportion of nucleotides in mitochondrial genome was 29.67% (A), 25.45% (T), 17.84% (G), 27.05% (C), and A + T content was 55.12%. All PCGs have the same start codon of the standard ATG, excepting for that of NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (<i>nad1</i>) which was the ATC, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (<i>nad5</i>) which was the ATT and cytochrome c oxidase 1 (<i>cox1</i>) which was the ATC. Phylogenetic analysis results supported that <i>S. gulinensis</i> was closely related to <i>Schizothorax grahami</i>. The complete mitochondrial sequence of <i>S. gulinensis</i> will contribute to mitochondrial genome database and provide useful resources for population genetics and evolution analyses.