# The first complete mitochondrial genome of Rohanella titteya (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) and its phylogenetic analysis

## TL;DR

This paper presents the first complete mitochondrial genome of Rohanella titteya, a fish species, and uses it to explore its evolutionary relationships.

## Contribution

The study provides the first complete mitogenome of R. titteya and challenges its recent taxonomic classification.

## Key findings

- The mitochondrial genome of R. titteya is 16,715 bp long and contains 37 genes.
- Phylogenetic analysis shows R. titteya is most closely related to Puntius eugrammus.
- The mitogenome supports the need for further taxonomic review of the species.

## Abstract

We report the first complete mitochondrial genome of Rohanella titteya (Deraniyagala 1929), revealing a 16,715 bp genome containing 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes). Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial genomic data of R. titteya and 11 Cyprinidae species showed that it clustered most closely with the mitogenome of Puntius eugrammus, offering no support for the recent transfer of this species to the new genus Rohanella. The mitogenome presented here provides a useful resource for both conservation and future Cyprinidae taxonomy.