Rhincodon typus (Whale shark)
Release Date 2014-02-13; Updated Date 2014-05-02
- Reference
- Alam, M.T., Petit, R.A. III, Read, T.D., Dove, A.D. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the world's largest fish, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), and its comparison with those of related shark species Gene 539 (1), 44-49 (2014)
- Water Area
- Salt Water;
- Habitat
- pelagic-oceanic
- Depth Range (m)
- 0 - 1928
- Importance in Fisheries
- commercial
- Threat to Humans
- harmless
- IUCN Red List Status
- Endangered
Mitogenome Annotation by MitoAnnotator
You can download standardized annotation of the Rhincodon typus mitogenomic sequence via the links below.
For details about our automatic annotation engine, refer to MitoAnnotator. The annotation file can be directly used for sequence data submission via NCBI GenBank (BankIt) Submission System. or DDBJ Nucleotide Sequence Submission System.
The following image is a visual representation of the mitogenome created by Chloroplot.
Other Resources
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Rhincodontidae
Genus: Rhincodon
Species: Rhincodon typus
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