Table 1.
Accession numbers and catalogue numbers of voucher specimens used in this study
| Species | Voucher number | Accession number |
|
| COI | EGR3 | ||
| Diaphenchelys dalmatian | PMBC 27945 | LC189004 | na |
| Diaphenchelys laimospila sp. nov. | NMMB-P26218 | MW354732 | na |
| Gymnothorax kidako | DOS 03540 | MF774817 | MW355581 |
| DOS 06258 | MH400959 | MW355582 | |
| DOS 06259 | MH400960 | MW355583 | |
| Gymnothorax melanosomatus | TOU-AE 1991 | MW354733 | na |
| TOU-AE 5095 | MW354734 | na | |
| Gymnothorax mucifer | DOS 06265 | MH400955 | MW355584 |
| DOS 06267 | MH400957 | MW355585 | |
| Gymnothorax niphostigmus | DOS 03536 | MF774815 | MW355586 |
| DOS 03537 | MF774816 | MW355587 | |
| Gymnothorax prolatus | DOS 03171-1 | MW354735 | na |
| DOS 07225 | MT318342 | na | |
| Gymnothorax pseudokidako sp. nov. | ASIZP0080920 | MW354729 | MW355578 |
| ASIZP0080923 | MW354730 | MW355579 | |
| NMMB-P34697 | MW354731 | MW355580 | |
| Strophidon dorsalis | DOS 07224-2 | MT318347 | na |
| DOS 07224-4 | MT318349 | na | |
| Strophidon sathete | DOS 07222 | MT318373 | na |
| DOS 07264 | MT318374 | na | |
| Strophidon tetraporus | ASIZP0080910 | MT318378 | na |
| ASIZP0080913 | MT318381 | na | |
| Strophidon ui | DOS 07245-1 | MT318391 | na |
| DOS 07343-3 | MT318404 | na | |
| Uropterygius macrocephalus | DOS 06260 | MH400961 | MW355588 |
Voucher numbers in bold represent the holotype; accession numbers in italic represent sequences newly generated in this study.