Table 3 List of potential cryptic species including their barcode index number in BOLD, maximum K2P genetic distances within a MOTU (D_M), and K2P distance to their nearest MOTU (D_N). The nearest-neighbour distance for each MOTU corresponds to the distance to the closest MOTU in this study

Ceratoscopelus warmingii

0.0397

0.1517

MOTU45(BIN:AAC3130)

0.0081

0.0395

MOTU46(BIN:AAT9399)

_

0.0363

Coryphaena equiselis

0.0032

0.1051

MOTU59(BIN:AAY5000)

0.0000

0.0031

MOTU60(BIN:ACK8197)

0.0000

0.0032

Cynoglossus macrolepidotus

0.1433

0.1916

MOTU68(BIN:AAC4819)

0.0040

0.1429

MOTU69(BIN:ACB6037)

_

0.1405

Eleotris oxycephala

0.1903

0.1950

MOTU85(BIN:ADC9175)

0.0022

0.1902

MOTU86(BIN:ADB3148)

_

0.1884

Engyprosopon latifrons

0.0842

0.1917

MOTU89(BIN:AET9781)

0.0015

0.0839

MOTU90(BIN:ADL7646)

_

0.0830

Eviota shimadai

0.0155

0.1936

MOTU98(BIN:ACC0615)

_

0.0155

MOTU99(BIN:ACM3493)

_

0.0155

Nectamia fusca

0.2090

0.1417

MOTU174(BIN:AAD9453)

_

0.1088

MOTU175(BIN:AAF8240)

_

0.1746

Ostorhinchus fasciatus

0.0322

0.1170

MOTU191(BIN:N/A)

0.0025

0.0306

MOTU192(BIN:AAC1243)

0.0044

0.0304

Platycephalus indicus

0.0810

0.1602

MOTU218(BIN:AAB2372)

_

0.0810

MOTU219(BIN:AAB2372)

_

0.0810

Rhabdamia gracilis

0.2140

0.1359

MOTU243(BIN:ACS5956)

0.0103

0.0841

MOTU244(BIN:AAC9583)

0.0054

0.1791

Scatophagus argus

0.0668

0.1796

MOTU250(BIN:AAB3531)

0.0031

0.0668

MOTU251(BIN:AAB3530)

_

0.0668

Terapon jarbua

0.0759

0.1673

MOTU278(BIN:AAA9351)

0.0038

0.0710

MOTU279(BIN:AAA9354)

0.0088

0.0738

Thryssa kammalensis

0.2065

0.0932

MOTU284(BIN:AAD4535)

0.0050

0.0369

MOTU285(BIN:ADB1427)

0.0040

0.1841

Upeneus japonicus

0.0127

0.1022

MOTU298(BIN:AAB9326)

0.0091

0.0077

MOTU299(BIN:AAB9327)

0.0077

0.0085