Table 1 The Bayes factor delimitation (BFD*) analysis for the five species delimitation models of Chiloscyllium punctatum with the rank based on the marginal likelihood estimates (MLE)

H-1: (Indo Malay + Indian Ocean) vs (Australian region)

2

− 44,816.57

4

–

H-2: (Indo Malay) vs (Indian Ocean + Australian regions)

2

− 43,468.79

3

− 2695.58

H-3: (Indo Malay + Sumatra) vs (Lombok + Australian region)

2

− 45,849.86

5

− 2066.56

H-4: (Indo Malay) vs (Indian Ocean) vs (Australian region)

3

− 37,765.24

2

14,102.68

H-5: (Indo Malay) vs (Sumatra) vs (Lombok) vs (Australian region)

4

− 35,340.07

1

18,953.01