Table 1 Ages of focal nodes in Fig. 1.

1

crown labrids

57

50-69

2

hypsigenyines

43

32-56

3

Achoerodus vs Pseudodax

27

20-36

4

odacids

19

13-25

5

non-hypsigenyines

53

44-66

6

julidines + novaculines

43

33-54

7

novaculines

24

16-33

8

julidines

34

25-44

9

pseudolabrines

18

11-26

10

Stethojulis vs. IP Halichoeres

26

19-33

11

Stethojulis

6

2-10

12

fast-evolving julidines from MEDUSA analysis

24

18-31

13

IP Halichoeres et al.

22

17-29

14

labrichthyines vs. Ophthalmolepis

21

15-28

15

labrichthyines

15

10-21

16

Coris + Pseudocoris + Hologymnosus

13

9-18

17

Pseudojuloides vs. Thalassoma

15

10-21

18

Thalassoma + Gomphosus

4

2-6

19

New World Halichoeres et al.

12

7-17

20

pseudocheilines vs. labrines, cheilines, and scarines

49

40-62

21

pseudocheilines

37

26-49

22

labrines + cheilines + scarines

46

36-58

23

labrines + cheilines

40

29-52

24

labrines

13

6-20

25

cheilines

17

11-23

26

scarines

28

20-36

27

seagrass parrotfishes

22

16-28

28

Calotomus + Leptoscarus

19

14-25

29

reef parrotfishes

19

13-26

30

Bolbometopon vs. Cetoscarus

13

6-10

31

Scarus + Chlorurus

9

6-13

32

Chlorurus

4

2-5

33

Scarus

6

4-9