Table 2 Summary statistics for genetic variation of striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in the Mediterranean Sea showing sample size (N), average number of alleles (A), effective number of alleles (Ae), allelic richness (Ar), expected (He) and observed (Ho) heterozygosity, fixation index (F_IS) and effective population size (N_E) for 11 microsatellite loci.

CRO_NAS

50

11.8 ± 4.8

5.7 ± 3.5

7.2 ± 2.6

0.62 ± 0.2

0.73 ± 0.2

0.118*

138 (49, 245)

CRO_MAS

54

11.0 ± 5.5

5.4 ± 3.3

6.7 ± 2.7

0.67 ± 0.2

0.71 ± 0.2

0.056

106 (51, 752)

CRO_SAS

49

11.3 ± 5.7

5.6 ± 3.5

6.9 ± 2.8

0.70 ± 0.2

0.72 ± 0.2

0.029

100 (72,157)

ITA_MAS

47

10.2 ± 4.8

7.3 ± 2.9

6.7 ± 2.6

0.69 ± 0.2

0.72 ± 0.2

0.035

78 (51, 143)

ITA_SAS

42

10.2 ± 5.2

4.9 ± 2.8

6.5 ± 2.6

0.76 ± 0.2

0.72 ± 0.2

−0.057

113 (57, 686)

ITA_TS

45

11.0 ± 5.6

5.6 ± 3.9

6.8 ± 3.0

0.68 ± 0.2

0.72 ± 0.2

0.046

99 (70, 157)

MN_AS

31

11.0 ± 4.2

5.8 ± 3.6

7.3 ± 2.3

0.66 ± 0.2

0.76 ± 0.2

0.051

67 (26, 131)

GR_IS

59

12.2 ± 4.9

5.3 ± 2.9

6.8 ± 2.5

0.69 ± 0.2

0.72 ± 0.2

0.030

114 (69, 257)

TR_AS

49

10.5 ± 5.4

5.4 ± 3.5

6.6 ± 2.8

0.70 ± 0.2

0.72 ± 0.2

0.033

106 (64, 238)

IS_LS

15

6.2 ± 2.5

3.9 ± 1.9

5.5 ± 2.0

0.60 ± 0.2

0.65 ± 0.2

0.085

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CP_LS

49

11.4 ± 4.8

5.4 ± 2.6

7.1 ± 2.6

0.65 ± 0.2

0.74 ± 0.2

0.102*

45 (16, ∞)

SP_BS

41

10.4 ± 5.3

5.3 ± 3.2

6.7 ± 2.8

0.66 ± 0.2

0.71 ± 0.2

0.081*

91 (49, 307)

PT_AO

68

11.7 ± 6.3

5.2 ± 3.1

6.6 ± 2.8

0.64 ± 0.2

0.68 ± 0.2

0.070*

157 (89, 452)

Overall

599

10.7 ± 5.0

5.9 ± 3.8

6.7 ± 2.6

0.67 ± 0.2

0.71 ± 0.2