TABLE 5.

Wilcoxon pairwise comparison of the traits between species, p values after Bonferroni corrections

	Arg_aff	Astr_sp	Cha_slo	Eus_obs	Eus_sim	Mal_aus	Poly_sp
LTep
Astr_sp	1
Cha_slo	9.4e–05	0.00011
Eus_obs	7.7e–12	1.6e–05	3.1e–11
Eus_sim	6.5e–07	0.00102	5.5e–06	1
Mal_aus	6.7e–09	9.2e–05	6.1e–06	0.00489	0.00022
Poly_sp	0.0023	0.28025	1.9e–07	3.0e–12	4.0e–07	8.1e–10
Sig_elo	1	1	6.7e–06	3.0e–12	4.0e–07	8.1e–10	1
MTep
Astr_sp	1
Cha_slo	1	1
Eus_obs	2.3e–10	9.6e–08	1.1e–12
Eus_sim	2.7e–07	1.1e–05	2.2e–09	1
Mal_aus	0.00631	0.0253	0.1215	1	0.3904
Poly_sp	0.09415	0.39574	0.00226	1.5e–07	6.6e–05	0.00014
Sig_elo	0.3363	0.88781	0.00367	3.0e–12	1.6e–07	3.4e–05	1
LThyp
Astr_sp	0.32474
Cha_slo	0.03608	0.00011
Eus_obs	2.1e–07	1.4e–05	1.4e–11
Eus_sim	1.2e–05	1.1e–05	5.0e–05	1
Mal_aus	8.6e–05	1.1e–05	0.00154	0.01118	1
Poly_sp	0.00011	0.145781	2.2e–07	1.2e–07	3.2e–07	1.5e–08
Sig_elo	1	1	0.00635	1.2e–07	4.8e–06	9.4e–06	1
MThyp
Astr_sp	0.00355
Cha_slo	1	0.00277
Eus_obs	2.6e–05	1.4e–08	8.8e–07
Eus_sim	0.00049	2.1e–05	4.1e–05	1
Mal_aus	0.0001	1.1e–06	1.0e–05	1	1
Poly_sp	0.00022	1	1.7e–05	2.1e–10	1.8e–06	4.8e–08
Sig_elo	0.00018	1	0.00178	1.1e–06	0.00019	2.0e–05	1

Bold indicates p < 0.05.

Taxa: Arg_aff, Argyropelecus affinis; Astr_sp, Astronesthes sp.; Cha_slo, Chauliodus sloani; Eus_obs, Eustomias obscurus; Eus_sim, Eustomias simplex; Sig_elo, Sigmops elongatus; Mal_aus, Malacosteus australis. Traits: LTep, lateral tendon epaxial; LThyp, lateral tendon hypaxial; MTep, myorhabdoid tendon epaxial; MThyp, myorhabdoid tendon hypaxial.