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This file explains the content of each dataset used in the study:
"Species identification and population genetics of the Antarctic fish genera Lepidonotothen and Nototheniops (Perciformes, Notothenioidei)"
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	### Mitochondrial markers ###

File name: All_ND2_sequences.txt
Content: ND2 sequences for all the Lepidonotothen and Nototheniops individuals analysed in the present study.

File name: 230.nd2.txt
Content: alignment of all unique ND2 haplotypes found in the present study plus 43 sequences available in GenBank for Lepidonotothen and Nototheniops species, plus sequences from the sub-family Trematominae as well as more distantly related notothenioids (included to improve the resolution of the phylogenetic reconstruction).

File name: trnAs_alignment.txt
Content: alignment of all unique trnA haplotypes found in the present study together with all orthologs available for notothenioids in GenBank.

File name: trnMs_alignment.txt
Content: alignment of all unique trnM haplotypes found in the present study together with all orthologs available for notothenioids in GenBank.

File name: trnWs_alignment.txt
Content: alignment of all unique trnW haplotypes found in the present study together with all orthologs available for notothenioids in GenBank.


	### Microsatellite markers ###

File name: Lepidonotothen-Nototheniops-MSAT-complete_dataset.txt
Content: panel of 20 microsatellite loci for all the Lepidonotothen and Nototheniops individuals analysed in the present study.