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Table 1. Summary information of fish caught in surveys in eight rivers of South China: Nandujiang River (NDJ), Wanquanhe River (WQH), Changhuajiang River (CHJ), Jianjiang River (JJ), Moyangjiang River (MYJ), Dongjiang River (DJ), Xijiang River (XJ), and Beijiang River (BJ).
Table 2. List of non-native fish species found in eight rivers of South China: Nandujiang River (NDJ), Wanquanhe River (WQH), Changhuajiang River (CHJ), Jianjiang River (JJ), Moyangjiang River (MYJ), Dongjiang River (DJ), Xijiang River (XJ), and Beijiang River (BJ). “*” denotes presence of the species, and “/” its absence.
Figure 1. Map showing the eight rivers and sampling locations in South China surveyed for fish species composition.
Figure 2. Percentages of non-native fish species found in the rivers of South China (a) by order, (b) by introduction vector, (c) by native region, and (d) by trophic position.
Figure 3. Dominant non-native fish species in eight main rivers of South China. (Note: In XJ, no non-native fish species could be recognized as a dominant species.)
Figure 4. Ratios of the different non-native fish species to the total fish catch, used to classify the eight rivers surveyed.
Figure 5. Ratio of each non-native species to the total non-native fish catch, used to classify the eight rivers surveyed.
Figure 6. Ratios of the five-most-abundant non-native fish species in the Hainan Island rivers and the Continent rivers. An asterisk (*) indicates significant differences (p < 0.05) between the two assemblages.
Fig. 7. Relationship between the ratio of Nile tilapia and the mean minimum temperature in the coldest month (January 2018 data) across eight rivers in South China.
Fig. 8. Relationship between the ratio of redbelly tilapia and the mean minimum temperature in the coldest month (January 2018 data) across eight rivers in South China.