Aesopia cornuta belongs to the family Soleidae of Pleuronectiformes, and the morphological characters are much similar to those of Zebrias. In this article, we sequenced, characterized, and compared the complete mitogenome of A. cornuta for the first time. The genome is 16,737 base pairs in length, and is typically consist of 37 genes, including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA, 22 transfer RNA, as well as a putative L-strand replication origin and a putative control region. The gene organization is identical to that of typical bony fishes. The overall base composition is 29.1, 28.3, 26.8 and 15.8% for C, A, T and G, respectively, with a slight AT bias of 55.1%. This result is expected to contribute to understanding the systematic evolution of the genus Aesopia and further taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of Soleidae and Pleuronectiformes.
Keywords: Flatfish; mitochondrial DNA; unicorn sole.