PROOF COVER SHEET Author(s): Miguel A. Del Rı´o-Portilla, Carmen E. Vargas-Peralta, Fabiola Lafarga De La Cruz, Lenin Arias- Rodrı´guez, Rigoberto Delgado-Vega, Carolina Galva´n-Tirado, and Francisco J. Garcı´a-de-Leo´n Article title: The complete mitochondrial DNA of the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) Article no: GDNA_A_905856 Enclosures: 1) Query sheet 2) Article proofs Dear Author, Please check these proofs carefully. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to check against the original manuscript and approve or amend these proofs. A second proof is not normally provided. Informa Healthcare cannot be held responsible for uncorrected errors, even if introduced during the composition process. The journal reserves the right to charge for excessive author alterations, or for changes requested after the proofing stage has concluded. The following queries have arisen during the editing of your manuscript and are marked in the margins of the proofs. Unless advised otherwise, submit all corrections using the CATS online correction form. Once you have added all your corrections, please ensure you press the ‘‘Submit All Corrections’’ button. Please review the table of contributors below and confirm that the first and last names are structured correctly and that the authors are listed in the correct order of contribution. Contrib. No. Prefix Given name(s) Surname Suffix 1 Miguel A. Del Rı´o-Portilla 2 Carmen E. Vargas-Peralta 3 Fabiola Lafarga De La Cruz 4 Lenin Arias-Rodrı´guez 5 Rigoberto Delgado-Vega 6 Carolina Galva´n-Tirado 7 Francisco J. Garcı´a-de-Leo´ n AUTHOR QUERIES Q1: Please provide city details for (Omega Bio-Tek, GA).