Data from: Two spinefoot colour morphs: mottled spinefoot Siganus fuscescens and white-spotted spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus are synonyms

Mottled spinefoot Siganus fuscescens and white-spotted spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus are two similar species that differ subtly in colouration and morphology. Three major mtDNA clades were identified for these species, but individuals were clustered by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) according to geography rather than morphology, suggesting that the colour morphs are interbreeding.斑篮子鱼（Siganus fuscescens）与白点篮子鱼（Siganus canaliculatus）是两种形态与体色高度相似的近缘物种，二者仅在体色和形态上存在细微差异。针对这两个物种，研究已鉴定出三大线粒体DNA（mtDNA）进化支；但通过扩增片段长度多态性（AFLP）标记开展聚类分析后发现，个体的聚类结果严格按照地理分布划分，而非依据形态特征，这提示不同体色表型的个体间存在杂交行为。