The complete mitochondrial genome of Parapenaeopsis hungerfordi (Decapoda: Penaeidae).

The dog shrimp, Parapenaeopsis hungerfordi, is an important commercial fishery species throughout the Indo-west Pacific. However, the resource of Penaeid shrimps, including P. hungerfordi decreased steadily in the recent years. Moreover, adequate mitogenome information about P. hungerfordi is still missing. In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of P. hungerfordi. The mitogenome has 15,952 base pairs (66.7% A + T content) and is made up of a total of 37 genes (13 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNAs, and 2 ribosomal RNAs), and a control region. The complete mitogenomes of P. hungerfordi will provide useful genetic information for future phylogenetic and taxonomic classification of Penaeidae.