Predicted to enable rRNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial translation. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; gonad; heart; liver; and metanephros. Orthologous to human MRPL16 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein L16). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]