Table 2. Kruskal-Wallis test for difference among regions

Variable	χ2	df	p-value	Inference
Corallivore fish diversity	158.100	3	< 0.01	PO > WC > IO > SS
Herbivore fish diversity	148.940	3	< 0.01	PO > WC > IO > SS
Carnivore fish diversity	69.695	3	< 0.01	PO > WC > IO = SS
Corallivore fish abundance	68.546	3	< 0.01	PO > WC = SS > IO
Herbivore fish abundance	126.216	3	< 0.01	PO > WC > IO > SS
Carnivore fish abundance	36.605	3	< 0.01	PO > SS, SS = WC = IO, SS > IO

IO, Indian Ocean; PO, Pacific Ocean; SS, Sunda Shelf; WC, Wallacea.