Reduced genetic diversity and the success of the invasive peacock bass (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) Author Luz, S. C. S. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Recife, PE, Brasil Author Montes, M. A. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Departamento de Biologia, Recife, PE, Brasil Author Farias, R. S. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Recife, PE, Brasil Author Lima, R. V. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Recife, PE, Brasil Author Torres, R. A. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Departamento de Zoologia, Recife, PE, Brasil Author Ferreira, E. J. G. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Manaus, AM, Brasil Author Severi, W. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Recife, PE, Brasil Author Coimbra, M. R. M. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Recife, PE, Brasil text Brazilian Journal of Biology 2024 e 248656 84 1 9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.248656 journal article 10.1590/1519-6984.248656 1678-4375 11494453

Table 2. Maximum, minimum and mean standard length (SL), body measurements´ proportions in relation to SL, and meristic data of the “yellowish” and “gray-greenish” types, Cichla monoculus, C. kelberi, C. piquiti and C. temensis. Data for Cichla spp. as reported by Kullander and Ferreira (2006).

		Types			Cichla spp.
Morphometric
data		“Yellowish”	“Graygreenish”	C. monoculus	C. kelberi	C. temensis	C. piquiti	KW-H/p
N (male/female)		67 (17/50)	46 (19/27)	35	10	31	20
SL	Min.	172.0	44.3	48.1	45.5	65.2	48.1
	Max.	315.2	343.9	275.5	375.0	298.0	275.5
	Mean	261.3	200.5	212.0	193.1	192.6	212.0
BD	Min.	21.1	21.2	22.0	18.2	20.9	22.0	0.6372/0.4247
	Max.	28.8	29.7	25.7	21.8	23.6	25.7
	Mean	22.6	24.1	23.9	19.9	22.0	23.9
CPH	Min.	10.2	9.9	11.3	8.6	10.0	11.3	0.7692/0.3824
	Max.	12.5	12.6	12.3	11.3	12.1	12.3
	Mean	11.2	11.1	11.6	9.9	11.1	11.6
HD	Min.	19.9	27.1	28.7	21.3	20.9	28.7	0.9851/03232
	Max.	29.6	34.6	33.7	27.3	23.6	33.7
	Mean	29.8	30.6	32.0	24.5	22.0	32.0
ED	Min.	6.0	6.8	7.4	6.0	6.7	7.4	1.5514/0.2157
	Max.	6.8	11.3	11.0	10.5	11.2	11.0
	Mean	6.3	8.5	8.2	7.8	7.9	8.2
ID	Min.	8.8	7.7	7.9	6.2	6.9	7.9	0.1619/0.6874
	Max.	9.6	9.9	9.7	8.0	8.1	9.7
	Mean	9.2	8.8	8.9	7.0	7.5	8.9
Meristic	1st DS	14-16	15-16	15-16	15-16	14-16	15-16
Data	2nd DS	31-33	31-33	32-33	31-33	31-33	32-33
	AFR	11-12	10-12	11-12	10-12	11-12	11-12
	PFRS	13-14	13-14	13-14	14-16	14-15	13-14
	ALL	37-51	35-51	40-48	-	42-56	40-48
	PLL	32-38	31-39	30-38	-	32-41	30-38
	MLL	71-81	70-79	76-83	88-109	78-104	76-83