Tab. 2 in Small size today, aquarium dumping tomorrow: sales of juvenile non-native large fish as an important threat in Brazil
Tab. 2 in Small size today, aquarium dumping tomorrow: sales of juvenile non-native large fish as an important threat in Brazil
Tab. 2. Results of the Fish Invasiveness Screening Test (FIST) calculated for the 15 most available non-native large fishes. 1: Maximum adult length (cm), 2: Aggressiveness, 3: Tolerance to salinity, 4: History of establishment, 5: Ability to breed in the wild, 6: Competition with native species, +: low; ++: moderate, +++: high. FD% = frequency of +++ among traits.Species invasiveness assessmentInvasiveness screening criteriaRisk (FD %)123456Arapaima gigas++++++++++++++High (66.67)Cichla kelberi+++++++++++++++High (66.67)Cichla temensis++++++++++++++High (66.67)Astronotus ocellatus++++++++++++++Medium (50.00)Cichla piquiti++++++++++++++Medium (50.00)Amphilophus trimaculatus × Amphilophus citrinellus+++++++++++++Medium (50.00)Heros severus++++++++++++Medium (33.33)Hoplarchus psittacus+++++++++++Medium (33.33)Lepisosteus oculatus++++++++++++Medium (33.33)Osteoglossum bicirrhosum++++++++++++Medium (33.33)Datnioides microlepis+++++++++Low (16.67)Uaru amphiacanthoides+++++++++Low (16.67)Pangasianodon hypophthalmus+++++++++Low (16.67)Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanura++++++Low (0)Herichthys carpintis + Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanura+++++++Low (0)