Complete mitochondrial genome of the palemargin grouper Epinephelus bontoides (Pisces: Perciformes).

The complete mitogenome of the palemargin grouper, Epinephelus bontoides, was presented in this study. This mitochondrial genome consists of 16 903 bp, follow the typical gene arrangement with 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a non-coding control region (CR). The overall base composition was A, 28.7%; G, 16.1%; C, 28.0%; and T, 27.2%. The control region was 1200 by in length, which located between tRNA(Pro) and tRNA(Phe), rich in A +T (69.2%) content. Based on the Neighbor-Joining (NJ) tree, E. bontoides was grouped with E. trimaculatus, E. quoyanus, E. areolatus, and E. bleekeri, and then combined with E. merra formed a Glade. This complete mitogenome of E. bontoides can provide essential phylogenetic information of Epinephelus.