The complete mitochondrial genome of horned Golden-line barbell, Sinocyclocheilus rhinocerous (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)

The horned Golden-line barbel, Sinocyclocheilus rhinocerous (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) is a species of ray-finned fish of the genus Sinocyclocheilus with specific features. For example, its forehead protrudes forward like a rhinoceros horn. Here, we first reported the complete mitochondrial genome of this semi-caved teleost. The whole mitochondrial genome was 16 588 bp, and composed of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and a 933 bp control region. A phylogenetic tree with the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of S. rhinocerous together with 10 other affinis species was constructed. The newly achieved mitochondrial genome sequence seem to be useful for addressing taxonomic issues and studying related evolution events, which would contribute to enrich the fish mitochondrial genome resource and promote the biological research.