Complete mitochondrial genome of the East Asian fish-eating bat: (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae).

I report the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the East Asian fish-eating bat ( or ), also known as the Rickett's big footed bat. The total length of the circular mitogenome is 17,098 base pairs, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a non-coding control region (D-loop region). The gene order and organisation of this mitogenome are similar to most of other determined vertebrate mitogenomes, with the nucleotide base composition of A 34.22%, T 30.32%, C 22.80%, and G 12.66%. Besides, the mitogenomic D-loop region contains 29 copies of a tandem repeat sequence of six nucleotides (CATACG). The phylogenetic analysis indicates that is closely related to and . This study will contribute to the investigations of phylogeny and evolution for and its relevant taxa.