Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of Argentine red shrimp, Pleoticus muelleri (Bate, 1888) was determined using the MiSeq platform. Its mitogenome (16,189 bp) encoded the canonical 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes. Start codons of all protein-coding genes were ATN except for ATP8, while incomplete stop codons (T-) were identified in six genes including COXI, COXII, COXIII, NAD3, NAD5, and NAD6. The mitogenome of P. muelleri showed highest sequence identity with Parapenaeopsis hardwickii (82%) and Solenocera crassicornis (81%). Phylogenetic analysis showed three shrimps in Solenoceridae including P. muelleri were grouped together from those in Penaeidae, which suggests taxonomic reexamination for those in those family.