Table 1.
Locations and genetic diversities of the 15 populations of Acanthochromis polyacanthus sampled by this study.
| Region/Shelf | Location (abbreviation) Latitude; Longitude |
N | Haplotype diversity (± SD) | Nucleotide diversity (± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 122 | 0.92 (0.013) | (0.035 ± (0.018) | |
| Outer | Yonge Reef (YON) 14°37S; 145°37E |
20 | 0.621 (0.063) | 0.008 (0.005) |
| Day Reef (DAY) 14°31S; 145°33E |
22 | 0.788 (0.068) | 0.015 (0.008) | |
| Mid | Lizard Island (LIZ) 14°40S; 145°28E |
20 | 0.826 (0.056) | 0.033 (0.017) |
| North Direction (NDR) 14°44S; 145°30E |
19 | 0.778 (0.064) | 0.04 (0.021) | |
| Inner | Martin Reef (MAR) 14°45S; 145°20E |
21 | 0.719 (0.1) | 0.013 (0.007) |
| Linnet Reef (LIN) 14°47S; 145°21E |
20 | 0.816 (0.058) | 0.041 (0.02) | |
| Central | 92 | 0.94 (0.009) | 0.011 (0.006) | |
| Outer | Pith Reef (PIT) 18°13S; 147°02E |
21 | 0.81 (0.05) | 0.007 (0.004) |
| Myrmidon Reef (MYR) 18°16S; 147°23E |
17 | 0.794 (0.078) | 0.005 (0.003) | |
| Mid | Britomart Reef (BRI) 18°14S; 146°39E |
19 | 0.778 (0.072) | 0.004 (0.003) |
| Trunk Reef (TRU) 18°23S; 146°40E |
14 | 0.604 (0.15) | 0.002 (0.002) | |
| Inner | Orpheus Island (ORP) 18°37S; 146°29E |
21 | 0.752 (0.086) | 0.003 (0.002) |
| South | 69 | 0.83 (0.036) | 0.007 (0.004) | |
| Outer | One Tree Island (OTI) 23°30S; 152°05E |
21 | 0.486 (0.124) | 0.001 (0.001) |
| Outer | Sykes Reef (SYK) 23°26S; 152°02E |
16 | 0.608 (0.09) | 0.002 (0.002) |
| Mid | Polmaise Reef (POL) 23°34S; 151°41E |
13 | 0.923 (0.069) | 0.002 (0.002) |
| Outer | Broomefield Reef (BRO) 23°16S; 151°57E |
19 | 0.836 (0.087) | 0.0003 (0.002) |
Geographical coordinates, shelf position and abbreviations used throughout this paper are indicated for each location. Number of individuals sequenced (N), their haplotype and nucleotide diversities and standard deviations (SD) are indicated.