Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I assembly and ubiquinone-6 biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Predicted to be part of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I. Expressed in head and tail. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in nuclear type mitochondrial complex I deficiency 26. Is an ortholog of human NDUFA9 (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A9).