Research Article

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

Table 3

Matrix of population pairwise values (below diagonal) and associated values (above diagonal) based on 797 bp of mtDNA cyt b sequence data from Acanthurus nigroris sampled at sites across the Pacific ( ).

Location KureMidwayP and HLisianskiLaysanMaroGardnerFFRNihoaKauaiOahuHawaiiJOHASLIMISI

Kure0.0160.000580.150.0410.00350.00240.540.0850.330.0830.0400.24<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Midway 0.440.540.510.690.700.200.440.150.520.940.0013<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
P and H0.14−0.00910.150.220.750.880.0210.130.0200.260.460.00047<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Lisianski0.013−0.00780.0210.950.180.150.920.990.690.810.950.023<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Laysan0.0350.0770.010−0.0140.280.260.420.880.400.880.930.0074<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Maro0.10−0.016−0.0180.0100.00500.990.0910.240.0910.370.450.0011<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Gardner0.14−0.017−0.0260.0180.0059−0.0260.0630.210.0520.340.400.00064<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
FFR−0.00550.0140.064−0.014−0.00400.0370.0590.680.770.500.460.043<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Nihoa0.021−0.00520.023−0.014−0.0130.00700.012−0.0120.600.840.880.023<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Kauai0.00240.0240.080−0.010−0.00150.0490.077−0.019−0.0130.240.290.049<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Oahu0.034−0.0110.0093−0.015−0.017−0.00380.0016−0.0068−0.0160.00400.980.011<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Hawaii0.034−0.018−0.0050−0.015−0.015−0.0067−0.0047−0.0055−0.015−0.0010−0.0220.012<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
JOH0.00550.120.180.0430.0800.150.190.0290.0430.0350.0780.060<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
AS0.950.930.940.940.950.940.930.940.940.940.940.930.950.0950.540.10
LI0.950.930.930.940.940.940.930.940.940.940.930.930.940.0270.380.26
MI0.940.930.930.930.940.930.930.930.930.940.930.930.94−0.00630.000960.41
SI0.920.910.900.910.920.910.900.910.910.920.910.900.920.0200.00640.00040

AS: American Samoa; FFR: French Frigate Shoals; JOH: Johnston Atoll; LI: Line Islands; MI: Marshall Islands; P and H: Pearl and Hermes Reef; SI: Society Islands.
Significant values (adjusted ; as per [59]) are indicated in bold.