“…Biochemical approaches to the study of the systematics and population genetics of the Penaeidae, using allozymes, has previously led to the conclusion that the morphological similarity of the group is mirrored by a low level of genetic polymorphism (e.g., Lester, 1979;Redfield et al, 1980;Mulley and Latter, 1980;Sunden and Davis, 1991;Benzie et al, 1992;Tam and Chu, 1993). However, Palumbi and Benzie (1991) discovered high levels of molecular divergence between Penaeus stylirostris, P. vannamei, P. esculentus, and Metapenaeus endaevori, as revealed by partial sequencing of 12S and COI mtDNA regions.…”