| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| NextRAD | NGS-based restriction-site-associated DNA |
| RAD-seq | Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing |
| DS | Deep sea |
| SS | Shallow sea |
| ME | Meghna estuary |
| MR | Meghna river |
| SKR | Surma–Kushiara river |
| LPR | Lower Padma river |
| UPR | Upper Padma river |
| LJR | Lower Jamuna river |
| UJR | Upper Jamuna river |
| AMOVA | Analysis of molecular variance |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| DAPCs | Discriminant analysis of principal components |
| NJ | Neighbor-joining |
| QDFA | Quadratic discriminant functional analysis |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |