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The first complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of charr, Salvelinus boganidae and Salvelinus elgyticus, from Lake El’gygytgyn (Chukotka)

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Complete mitochondrial genomes are important molecular markers for understanding phylogeny of various species. Although recent studies on the complete mitochondrial genomes of salmonids have reached some success, information regarding charrs of the genus Salvelinus is still insufficient. To further investigate the phylogeny of Salvelinus, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes of Boganida charr Salvelinus boganidae and smallmouth charr Salvelinus elgyticus from Lake El’gygytgyn (Chukotka) for the first time. The genome sequences are 16,654 bp for S. elgyticus and 16,655 bp for S. boganidae, and the gene arrangement, composition, and size are similar to the charr mitochondrial genomes published previously. Our results show the phylogenetic closeness of S. boganidae and S. elgyticus with Taranetz charr Salvelinus taranetzi and their origin from a common ancestor. Based on the complete mitochondrial genomes, we suggest that the origin of S. boganidae and S. elgyticus may result from a double invasion of the lake during postglacial periods by ancestral lineages of Taranetz charr.

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Acknowledgements

We dedicate this article to the memory of the outstanding ichthyologist, our colleague and friend Igor Alexandrovich Chereshnev. Our deep appreciation is extended to O.A. Radchenko (Institute of Biological Problems of the North (IBPN), FEB RAS) for providing a specimen of smallmouth charr from Lake El’gygytgyn. We thank E.A. Salmenkova, and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments and remarks that improved the manuscript. The research was funded by RFBR, Russia (Grant Number 20-04-00205).

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  1. Genetics Laboratory of A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 17 Palchevskogo St., Vladivostok, Russia, 690041

    Alla G. Oleinik, Lubov A. Skurikhina & Andrey D. Kukhlevsky

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    Andrey D. Kukhlevsky

  3. Laboratory of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Aquatic Organisms, School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, 8 Sukhanova St.,, Vladivostok, Russia, 690950

    Alexander A. Semenchenko

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AGO, LAS, and ADK conceived and designed the experiments. ADK, LAS, and AAS performed the experiments. AAS contributed new reagents and analytical tools. AGO and ADK analyzed and interpretation of the data. AGO, ADK, and LAS wrote the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Oleinik, A.G., Skurikhina, L.A., Kukhlevsky, A.D. et al. The first complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of charr, Salvelinus boganidae and Salvelinus elgyticus, from Lake El’gygytgyn (Chukotka). Polar Biol 44, 1209–1217 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02861-0

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