Complete mitochondrial genome of Malaysian Mahseer (Tor tambroides)

•The size of complete mitochondrial genome of T. tambroides is 16,690 bp.•Illumina GA IIX (Paired-End) in a single lane is efficient to gain mitogenome data.•A combination of various software programs assembled the Illumina reads effectively.•Phylogenomics analysis confirms that the subfamily of T. tambroides is Cyprininae.

This is the first documentation of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Malaysian Mahseer, Tor tambroides. The 16,690 bp mitogenome with GenBank accession number JX444718 contains 13 protein genes, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, and a noncoding control region (D-loop) as is typical of most vertebrates. The phylogenomic reconstruction of this newly generated data with 21 Cypriniformes GenBank accession ID concurs with the recognized status of T. tambroides within the subfamily Cyprininae. This is in agreement with previous hypotheses based on morphological and partial mitochondrial analyses.