“…Previous studies using RAPD reported the following values ofP: Schizodon intermedius 45.5%, Schizodon nasutus 41.4%, Leporinus amblyrhynchus 29.3%, Leporinus friderici 46.3%, Leporinus striatus 41%, Leporinus octofasciatus 55.1%, Leporinus elongatus 58.7%, and Leporinus obtusidens 53.1% (Chiari and Sodré, 2001); Astyanax altiparanae 78.41% (Leuzzi et al, 2004), Astyanax aff. bimaculatus 85.71% (Pamponet et al 2008), Pimelodus maculatus 50.1-60.94% (Almeida et al, 2003), and Steindachnerina insculpta 76.6% (Oliveira et al, 2002). By comparison, we foundP values of 82.0% to 30.5%, and H E levels of 0.312 to 0.122 in the five species studied here.…”