Tab. 1. Top 15 in Small size today, aquarium dumping tomorrow: sales of juvenile non-native large fish as an important threat in Brazil
Tab. 1. Top 15 in Small size today, aquarium dumping tomorrow: sales of juvenile non-native large fish as an important threat in Brazil
Tab. 1. Top 15 non-native large fishes available in the unregulated market, monitored between May-2012 and September-2016. The table shows information about family, common/scientific name, native origin, juvenile and maximum adult length (cm), aggressiveness, number of specimens available (N) and their relative frequency (%). * References - 1: Axelrod, 1992; 2: Sandford, Crow, 1996; 3: Axelrod et al., 2005; 4: Nico et al., 2007; 5: Ng, Tan, 2010; 6: Herder et al., 2012; 7: Jaafar et al., 2012; 8: Liew et al., 2012; 9: Carvalho et al., 2014; 10: Pelicice et al., 2015; 11: Motionaquaticsuk, 2016; 12: Froese, Pauly, 2016.FamilyCommon name Scientific nameOriginJuvenile (range)AdultBehaviorN%* Refs.Cichlidaeflowerhorn Amphilophus trimaculatus × Amphilophus citrinellusAsia4.0-9.035.0Aggressive29430.284, 5, 6, 7Cichlidaeoscar Astronotus ocellatusSouth America5.0-13.045.7Aggressive666.801, 2, 3, 8, 12Cichlidaeuaru Uaru amphiacanthoidesSouth America5.0-9.026.0Harmless505.153, 12Osteoglossidaearowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosumSouth America7.0-20.090.0Aggressive454.631, 2, 3Cichlidaeblue peacock bass Cichla piquitiSouth America5.0-16.043.0Aggressive424.329, 12Pangasiidaestriped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmusAsia4.0-40.0130.0Harmless404.123, 12Datnioididaefinescale tigerfish Datnioides microlepisAsia5.0-14.045.0Aggressive353.605, 12Cichlidaeyellow peacock bass Cichla kelberiSouth America6.0-15.075.0Aggressive323.299, 10Lepisosteidaespotted gar Lepisosteus oculatusNorth America10.0-27.0150.0Aggressive282.883, 12Cichlidaeblood parrot Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanuraAsia4.0-9.025.0Aggressive282.888Cichlidaelowland cichlid-blood parrot Herichthys carpintis + Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanuraAsia4.0-8.020.0Aggressive272.7811Cichlidaeparrot cichlid Hoplarchus psittacusSouth America7.0-9.032.0Aggressive232.373, 12Cichlidaespeckled pavon Cichla temensisSouth America7.0-15.099.0Aggressive222.278, 12Cichlidaebanded cichlid Heros severusSouth America3.0-7.020.0Aggressive222.265, 12Arapaimidaegiant arapaima Arapaima gigasSouth America9.0-35.0450.0Aggressive141.443, 12