Research Article

Phylogeography of the Pacific Blueline Surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigroris, Reveals High Genetic Connectivity and a Cryptic Endemic Species in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Table 1

Sample size and molecular diversity indices for the studied Acanthurus nigroris.

Collection locality Haplotype diversity (h ± SD)Nucleotide diversity (π± SD)Tajima's Fu’s

Hawaiian Archipelago
French Frigate Shoals33610.42 ± 0.100.00064 ± 0.00062 −3.74
Gardner Pinnacles27400.57 ± 0.0610.00080 ± 0.000720.460.76
Hawaii (i.e., Big Island)321030.66 ± 0.0850.0012 ± 0.00094−1.93−7.018
Johnston Atoll34410.22 ± 0.0930.00037 ± 0.00044−1.75−2.37
Kauai34310.27 ± 0.0920.00040 ± 0.000470.690.73
Kure Atoll41610.31 ± 0.0930.00054 ± 0.00056−1.84−4.059
Laysan Island46950.58 ± 0.0690.00086 ± 0.00074−1.74−6.43
Lisianski Island39830.58 ± 0.0820.0010 ± 0.00083−1.99−4.45
Maro Reef35720.62 ± 0.0640.00095 ± 0.000801.34−3.57
Midway Island30630.58 ± 0.0800.00097 ± 0.000811.41−2.47
Nihoa32940.63 ± 0.0910.00086 ± 0.00075−1.97−7.35
Oahu29510.54 ± 0.0930.00082 ± 0.000730.941.81
Pearl and Hermes Reef29500.64 ± 0.0570.00096 ± 0.000810.661.39
All of 44138250.52 ± 0.0250.00080 ± 0.00069−2.38
Pacific
American Samoa231670.94 ± 0.0340.0054 ± 0.0031−1.61−7.95
Line Islands2416100.95 ± 0.0290.0053 ± 0.00311.31−7.54
Marshall Islands1919151.00 ± 0.0170.0065 ± 0.0037−1.64−17.76
Society Islands3225150.98 ± 0.0120.0073 ± 0.0040−1.53−16.56
All of Pacific 9858470.97 ± 0.00810.0061 ± 0.0033−2.069−25.54

Abbreviations are as follows: : sample size; number of haplotypes; : number of unique haplotypes.
Numbers in bold are significant, .
Samples from Necker Island ( ), Lanai ( ), and the Tokelau Islands ( ) were omitted from these analyses.