The complete mitochondrial genome of the five-lined cardinalfish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus (Apogonidae).

Cheilopdipterus quinquelineatus (Apogonidae) is an interesting species for investigating processes driving population divergence in marine system due to its wide distribution and life-history traits. However, to date, there is a limited genetic resource available for this species, or the family Apogonidae as exemplified by the availability of only two mitogenomes. In this study, we assembled the whole mitochondrial genome of this species yielding a 16,537 bp circular assembly composed of the typical vertebrate mitochondrial features. Phylogenetic inference of the supraordinal group of C. quiquelineatus showed monophyly of the major families.