Table 4. Morpho-meristic characters showing significant and insignificant differences between native and Vietnam-originated Anabas testudineus

Morphometric characters
Characters	MANOVA test		Kruskal-Wallis (H) test
	F-value1)	p-value	Mean rank		H	df	p-value
			Native	Vietnam-originated
SL	82.982	02)	116.18	204.83	73.448	1	0.002)
HL	50.265	02)	129.27	191.73	36.464	1	0.002)
BD	253.789	02)	96.88	224.12	151.304	1	0.002)
ED	51.094	02)	199.68	121.32	57.395	1	0.002)
DFL	83.248	02)	110.02	210.98	95.267	1	0.002)
PCFL	24.186	02)	136.81	184.19	20.987	1	0.002)
PVFL	51.964	02)	127.98	193.02	39.532	1	0.002)
AFL	29.369	02)	136.27	184.73	21.95	1	0.002)
CFL	4.051	0.05	171.53	149.47	4.549	1	0.0332)
Meristic characters
DFS	30.129	02)	137.40	183.60	27.688	1	02)
AFS	50.965	02)	191.83	129.17	46.628	1	02)
PVFS	-	-	160.50	160.50	0	1	1
CFR	19.005	02)	141.02	179.98	17.693	1	02)
PVFR	-	-	160.50	160.50	0	1	1
PCFR	9.776	0.0022)	147.44	173.56	7.524	1	0.012)
LLS	28.182	02)	136.80	184.20	22.8	1	02)

F-value of Multivariate ANOVA test.
Values of the parameter differ significantly (p < 0.05).
SL, standard length; HL, head length; BD, body depth; ED, eye diameter; DFL, dorsal fin length; PCFL, pectoral fin length; PVFL, pelvic fin length; AFL, anal fin length; CFL, caudal fin length; DFS, dorsal fin spine; AFS, anal fin spine; PVFS, pelvic fin spine; CFR, caudal fin ray; PVFR, pelvic fine ray; PCFR, pectoral fine ray; LLS, lateral line scale.