We report the complete mitochondrial genome of
Leocrates chinensis
Kinberg, 1866 – the type species of the genus. It is 15061 bp long, and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes (tRNAs), and 2 rRNA genes (rRNAs), and 1 putative control region. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that
L. chinensis
was placed as sister to
Sirsoe methanicola
(BS = 100) of the same family Hesionidae.