Table 3. Specimen collection information.
| Sample # | Species | Collection Locality (Country) (Date) | Collector/Reference |
| H1 | Pterengraulis atherinoides | Braganca Paulista (Brazil) (16/07/00) | AM |
| H2 | Rhinosardinia amazonica | Braganca Paulista (Brazil) (16/07/00) | AM |
| H3 | Pellona flavipinnis | (Brazil) | AM |
| H4 | Stolothrissa tanganicae | Lake Tanganyika (Zambia) (03/11/99) | ABW |
| H5 | Limnothrissa miodon | Lake Tanganyika (Zambia) (03/11/99) | ABW |
| H9 | Pellona castelnaeana | (Brazil) | IF |
| H12 | Stolothrissa tanganicae | Lake Tanganyika (Zambia) (25/12/00) | ABW |
| H13 | Stolothrissa tanganicae | Lake Tanganyika (Zambia) (25/12/00) | ABW |
| H18 | Limnothrissa miodon | Malagarasi River (Tanzania) (12/12/00) | ABW |
| H19 | Limnothrissa miodon | Malagarasi River (Tanzania) (12/12/00) | ABW |
| H20 | Limnothrissa miodon | Malagarasi River (Tanzania) (12/12/00) | ABW |
| H30 | Pellonula leonensis | Tano Basin (Ivory Coast) (XX/04/00) | GTT |
| H31 | Pellonula leonensis | Tano Basin (Ivory Coast) (XX/04/00) | GTT |
| H32 | Pellonula leonensis | Tano Basin (Ivory Coast) (XX/04/00) | GTT |
| H33 | Engraulis encrasicolus | Hout Bay (South Africa) (08/08/01) | CVL |
| H34 | Engraulis encrasicolus | Hout Bay (South Africa) (08/08/01) | CVL |
| H35 | Sardinops sagax ocellatus | Hout Bay (South Africa) (07/08/01) | CVL |
| H36 | Sardinops sagax ocellatus | Hout Bay (South Africa) (07/08/01) | CVL |
| H37 | Etrumeus whiteheadi | Hout Bay (South Africa) (07/08/01) | CVL |
| H38 | Etrumeus whiteheadi | Hout Bay (South Africa) (07/08/01) | CVL |
| H39 | Cetengraulis edentulus | Braganca (Brazil) (1999) | UK |
| H40 | Anchovia clupeoides | Braganca (Brazil) (1999) | UK |
| H44 | Pterengraulis atherinoides | Braganca (Brazil) (1999) | UK |
| H45 | Anchoviella lepidentostole | Braganca (Brazil) (1999) | UK |
| H47 | Pterengraulis atherinoides | Braganca (Brazil) (1999) | UK |
| H48 | Alosa fallax (Severn33) | Severn (England) (June 1–6/00) | MA |
| H49 | Alosa fallax (Severn40) | Severn (England) (June 1–6/00) | MA |
| H50 | Alosa fallax (Severn44) | Severn (England) (June 1–6/00) | MA |
| H51 | Chirocentrus sp. | (Singapore) (XX/XX/98) | BV |
| H52 | Gilchristella aestuaria | Eastern Cape (South Africa) (09/11/01) | RB |
| H53 | Gilchristella aestuaria | Orange River (Nigeria) (02/05/01) | RB |
| H54 | Gilchristella aestuaria | Lake Piti (Mozambique) (29/09/01) | RB |
| H55 | Dorosoma petenense | Brazos River (Texas) (04/02/02) | RL |
| H56 | Dorosoma petenense | Brazos River (Texas) (04/02/02) | RL |
| H57 | Dorosoma petenense | Brazos River (Texas) (04/02/02) | RL |
| H58 | Dorosoma cepedianum | Lake Wauberg (Florida) (22/01/02) | KT |
| H59 | Dorosoma cepedianum | Lake Wauberg (Florida) (22/01/02) | KT |
| H60 | Dorosoma cepedianum | Lake Wauberg (Florida) (22/01/02) | KT |
| H61 | Hyperlophus vittatus | Bunbury, Western Australia (Australia) (XX/01/02) | DG |
| H62 | Hyperlophus vittatus | Bunbury, Western Australia (Australia) (XX/01/02) | DG |
| H63 | Hyperlophus vittatus | Bunbury, Western Australia) (Australia) (XX/01/02) | DG |
| H64 | Etrumeus whiteheadi | Hout Bay (South Africa) (07/08/01) | CVL |
| H65 | Etrumeus whiteheadi | Hout Bay (South Africa) (07/08/01) | CVL |
| H66 | Nematalosa erebi | Fish River, Darwin (Australia) (05/09/01) | HL |
| H67 | Sierrathrissa leonensis | Volta Basin (Ghana) (23/01/01) | GTT |
| H68 | Sierrathrissa leonensis | Volta Basin (Ghana) (23/01/01) | CVL |
| H69 | Sierrathrissa leonensis | Volta Basin (Ghana) (23/01/01) | CVL |
| H70 | Pellonula leonensis | Volta Basin (Ghana) (23/01/01) | CVL |
| H71 | Pellonula leonensis | Volta Basin (Ghana) (23/01/01) | CVL |
| H72 | Pellonula leonensis | Volta Basin (Ghana) (23/01/01) | CVL |
| H73 | Clupea pallasii pallasii | Cape Flattery, Washington (USA) (XX/09/02) | LW |
| H74 | Clupea pallasii pallasii | Cape Flattery, Washington (USA) (XX/09/02) | LW |
| H75 | Clupea pallasii pallasii | Cape Flattery, Washington (USA) (XX/09/02) | LW |
| H76 | Clupea harengus | Sept Iles, Quebec (Canada) (17/06/02) | IM |
| H77 | Clupea harengus | Sept Iles, Quebec (Canada) (17/06/02) | IM |
| H78 | Clupea harengus | Sept Iles, Quebec (Canada) (17/06/02) | IM |
| H79 | Clupea harengus | La Romaine, Quebec (Canada) (07/06/02) | IM |
| H80 | Clupea harengus | La Romaine, Quebec (Canada) (07/06/02) | IM |
| H82 | Sauvagella robusta | Ambomboa River (Madagascar) (XX/XX/96) | JS |
| H83 | Sauvagella robusta | Ambomboa River (Madagascar) (XX/XX/96) | JS |
| H84 | Sauvagella robusta | Ambomboa River (Madagascar) (XX/XX/96) | JS |
| H85 | Sauvagella madagascariensis | Onive River (Madagascar) (XX/02/94) | JS |
| H86 | Sauvagella madagascariensis | Onive River (Madagascar) (XX/02/94) | JS |
| H87 | Sauvagella madagascariensis | Onive River (Madagascar) (XX/02/94) | JS |
| H91 | Jenkinsia lamprotaenia | Carrie Bow Bay (Belize) (07/19/91) | EW |
| H92 | Brevoortia tyrannus | mid Atlantic Bight (USA) (03/09/95) | KS |
| H93 | Alosa aestivalis | mid Atlantic Bight (USA) (03/09/95) | KS |
| H94 | Alosa sapidissima | mid Atlantic Bight (USA) (03/09/95) | KS |
| H95 | Harengula jaguana | Brownsville, Texas (USA) (06/19/02) | KM |
| H96 | Brevoortia patronus | Brownsville, Texas (USA) (06/19/02) | KM |
| H97 | Sardinella aurita | Brownsville, Texas (USA) (06/19/02) | KM |
| H98 | Opisthonema oglinum | Brownsville, Texas (USA) (06/19/02) | KM |
| H99 | Etrumeus teres | Brownsville, Texas (USA) (06/19/02) | KM |
| H100 | Tenualosa ilisha | Padma River (Bangladesh) (15/01/04) | HK |
| H101 | Spratelloides robustus | Myponga, Gulf St. Vincent (Australia) (29/04/01) | PR |
| H102 | Potamothrissa obtusirostris | Congo River, Brazzaville (16/01/03) | VM |
| H103 | Pellonula leonensis | Gamba Lagoon, Brazzavlle (Congo-Brazzaville) (10/02/03) | VM |
| H104 | Microthrissa congica | Congo River, Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) (16/01/03) | VM |
| H105 | Microthrissa royauxi | Congo River, Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) (16/01/03) | VM |
| H106 | Microthrissa congica | Congo River, Malebo (Congo-Brazzaville) (28/05/03) | VM |
| H107 | Pellonula vorax | Ndogo Lagoon (Congo) (10/02/03) | VM |
| H109 | Denticeps clupeoides | AM | |
| NC_003097 | Engraulis japonicus | [76] | |
| NC_002616 | Sardinops melanostictus | (Japan) | [77] |
| NC_004702 | Gonorhynchus greyi | (Australia) | [78] |
| NC_004693 | Chanos chanos | Sulawesi (Indonesia) | [78] |
| NC_002079 | Carassius auratus | [79] | |
| NC_001727 | Crossostoma lacustre | Dahu River, Taiwan (China) | [80] |
| NC_001606 | Cyprinus carpio | [81] | |
| NC_002333 | Danio rerio | [82] |
Collectors: ABW (Tony Wilson); AM (Axel Meyer); BV (Byrappa Venkatesh); CVL (Carl van der Lingen/Megan Terry); DG (Daniel Gaughan); EW (Ed Wiley); GTT (Guy Teugels); HL (Helen Larson); HK (Haseena Khan); IF (Izeni Farias); IM (Ian McQuinn); JS (John Sparks/Melanie Stiassny); KM (Kris McNyset); KS (Kate Shaw); KT (Kim Tugend/Mike Allen); LW (Laurie Weitcamp/Mike Ford); MA (Miran Aprahamian); PR (Paul Rodgers); RB (Roger Bills/Sally Terry); RL (Raymond Li/Fran Gelwick); UK (Uwe Krumme), VM (Victor Mamonekene/Melanie Stiassny).