Table 1. Sampling locations and indices of genetic diversity of T. japonicus and T. nanhaiensis collected from the South and East China Seas. Letters indicate variables: n, sample size; nh, haplotype number; h, haplotype diversity; π, nucleotide diversity.

		Trichiurus japonicus				Trichiurus nanhaiensis
ID	Localities	n	nh	h	π (%)	n	nh	h	π (%)
						South China Sea
1	Haifang, Vietnam	-	-	-	-	32	17	0.8831	0.2558
2	Beihai, Guangxi, China	1	1	1.0000	0	9	6	0.8889	0.3917
3	Baimajing, Hainan, China	28	25	0.9894	0.6420	-	-	-	-
4	Dongfang, Hainan, China	11	9	0.9455	0.5629	45	19	0.8717	0.2431
5	Sanya, Hainan, China	39	28	0.9825	0.5309	-	-	-	-
6	Wenchang, Hainan, china	16	12	0.9417	0.5703	44	22	0.8901	0.2377
7	Tongguling, Hainan, China	4	4	1.0000	0.4486	41	15	0.8061	0.2272
8	Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China	-	-	-	-	20	8	0.7789	0.2084
9	Yangjiang, Guangdong, China	-	-	-	-	39	20	0.9015	0.2523
10	Taishan, Guangdong, China	4	4	1.0000	0.7684	19	8	0.8655	0.1519
11	Dongguan, Guangdong, China	6	6	1.0000	0.4663	3	3	1.0000	0.2983
Total		109	73	0.9849	0.5745	252	74	0.8727	0.2343
						East China Sea
12	Xiamen, Fujian, China	4	4	1.0000	0.5088	-	-	-	-
13	D14	14	12	0.9780	0.6410	-	-	-	-
14	D18	14	13	0.9890	0.5690	-	-	-	-
15	D19	14	11	0.9341	0.5030	-	-	-	-
16	D04	26	22	0.9785	0.5430	-	-	-	-
17	D05	24	22	0.9928	0.7074	-	-	-	-
18	D01	48	32	0.9450	0.4948	-	-	-	-
19	D03	15	13	0.9714	0.5083	-	-	-	-
20	C20	54	36	0.9651	0.5118	-	-	-	-
21	C21	18	13	0.9281	0.5011	-	-	-	-
22	C12	44	37	0.9926	0.5817	-	-	-	-
23	C13	26	24	0.9938	0.5326	-	-	-	-
24	C16	38	34	0.9929	0.5836	-	-	-	-
25	C07	31	24	0.9634	0.6028	-	-	-	-
26	C01	30	21	0.9557	0.5005	-	-	-	-
Total		400	193	0.9726	0.5409	-	-	-	-