Table 1.

Summary of the read statistics for each location

Location	Number of samples	Total n reads	Unassigned reads (%)	Metazoa reads (%)	Chordata reads (%)	Fish reads (%)	Total n MOTUs	Metazoa MOTUs (%)	Chordata MOTUs (%)	Fish MOTUs (%)
Belize	8	241,207	60.4	9.06	1.29	0.03	2,511	17.2	1.6	0.8
Bahamas	14	430,024	55.8	7.35	0.23	0.09	4,120	19.6	1.0	0.6
Jamaica	12	493,270	47.3	11.4	0.11	0.004	4,359	18.2	0.7	0.2
Turks & Caicos	21	724,164	70.8	13.9	0.83	0.06	6,774	23.0	0.7	0.4
BVI	13	502,492	52.3	14.9	0.07	0.008	5,203	23.0	1.0	0.4
Mean	13.6	478,231	57.3	11.32	0.51	0.038	4,593	20.2	1.0	0.48

“Unassigned reads” are classified as “no taxonomic assignment (at any level) available”. Percentages of unassigned Metazoa, Chordata, and Fish reads are based on the total number of reads for each location. Percentages of Metazoa, Chordata, and Fish MOTUs are based on the total number of MOTUs for each location.