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Table 5 Inter- and intra- specific genetic divergence values of the genera represented by >2 species.

From: Can DNA barcoding accurately discriminate megadiverse Neotropical freshwater fish fauna?

 

Inters-specific genetic divergence

Max intra-specific genetic divergence (%)

Genera

Species number

Min (%)

Mean (%)

Max (%)

 

Apareiodon

3

7.8

8.5

10.4

0.9

Astyanax

7

0.3

11.6

18.7

0.2-1.9

Bryconamericus

3

6.49

10.0

11.1

0.6-1.2

Characidium

7

0.9

13.9

18.7

0-0.9

cichla

4

1.8

11.3

15.1

-

Corydoras

6

4.0

11.4

17.1

0-1.6

Crenicichla

3

2.1

9.4

23.2

0.8

Cyphocharax

3

2.6

9.7

13.6

0.2-1.6

Gymnotus

5

2.3

9.7

17.6

0.3-1.1

Hisonotus

4

4.8

14.4

20.1

0.2-1.2

Hyphessobrycon

6

2.7

17.6

23.3

0-0.3

Hypostomus

18

0.6

3.7

7.0

0-1.4

Leporinus

10

3.3

12.0

18.0

0-0.9

Moenkhausia

3

17.3

19.4

24.8

0-0.2

Neoplecostomus

16

0.7

2.7

6.4

0-1.4

Pimelodella

3

1.8

9.3

11.4

0-0.2

Serrapinnus

4

1.3

6.1

10.4

-

Trichomycterus

14

1.2

8.1

16.9

0-1.2