A review on introduced Cichla spp. and emerging concerns

SM Sastraprawira, IHA Razak, S Shahimi, S Pati… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Peacock bass (Cichla spp.) originates from the Neotropical environments of Brazil and
Venezuela but, through trade and smuggling for aquarium kee**, sport fishing and …

Ecological impacts of an invasive top predator fish across South America

ACS Franco, E García-Berthou… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Peacock bass Cichla ocellaris is a piscivorous cichlid native from the Amazon and Orinoco
river basins, which has been broadly introduced into tropical areas worldwide, leading to …

Global distribution of the South American peacock basses Cichla spp. follows human interference

ACS Franco, AC Petry, MR Tavares… - Fish and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
South American peacock basses (genus Cichla) have been widely introduced within and
outside the Neotropical region due to their importance to fisheries, despite threats to the …

Introduction of Invasive Peacock Bass (Spp.), Its Rapid Distribution and Future Impact on Freshwater Ecosystem in Malaysia

AG Khaleel, N Ismail, K Ahmad-Syazni - Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 2021 - sciendo.com
Accepted: 10 November 2020 Malaysia is recognised among the mega-diversity countries
with the abundance of various freshwater species. Malaysian freshwater biodiversity is …

Invasive peacock basses (Cichla spp.) and decreased abundance of small native fish in Brazilian reservoirs

ACS Franco, AC Petry… - Aquatic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Peacock basses (Cichla spp.) have been introduced in impoundments for decades, and
their negative impacts on the native fish fauna have been documented. However, previous …

Abundance of invasive peacock bass increases with water residence time of reservoirs in southeastern Brazil

ACS Franco, LN dos Santos, AC Petry… - Hydrobiologia, 2018 - Springer
Neotropical freshwater ecosystems are experiencing a great expansion in the number of
invasive species, which is especially alarming since this region harbours 30% of the world's …

Far beyond the Amazon: global distribution, environmental suitability, and invasive potential of the two most introduced peacock bass

ACS Franco, ML Lorini, EMC Minsky… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Peacock basses (genus Cichla) are Amazonian piscivorous fish that have been widely
introduced into freshwater systems and caused great ecological impacts. Our goal was to …

Molecular analyses unveil colouration patterns to detect hybridization between two of the most invasive peacock bass species (Cichliformes: Cichlidae)

F de Souza Cruz Nóbrega, LN Dos Santos… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Hybridization between invasive species can intensify the impacts on the invaded ecosystem,
as well as facilitate further introductions. Our study tested, through genoty** nuclear …

[PDF][PDF] First record of the invasive blue peacock cichlid Cichla piquiti Kullander and Ferreira 2006 (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) in the Paraíba do Sul river basin, south …

LN dos Santos, F Salgueiro… - BioInvasions …, 2016 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The blue peacock cichlid Cichla piquiti is naturally found in the Tocantins-Araguaia river
basins, but non-native populations are recorded in many reservoirs of Central and South …

Reconciliation ecology in Neotropical reservoirs: can fishing help to mitigate the impacts of invasive fishes on native populations?

LN Santos, AA Agostinho, AFGN Santos… - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Despite the increased use as tool for conservation of native fish, the creation of non-fishing
reserves is more recent in Neotropical impoundments and its effectiveness rather variable …