Table 7. Mean values of meristic variables according to sexual genotype of the Kou and Tengrela Nile tilapia populations

Variables	Kou		Tengrela	p-value
Variables	XY_Kn = 21	XX_Kn = 8	XX_Tn = 30	p-value
DFSC	16.81 ± 0.40^ab	16.75 ± 0.46^a	17.03 ± 0.18^b	0.0186^*
DFSRC	11.52 ± 0.68^a	11.50 ± 0.75^a	12.00 ± 0.53^b	0.0149^*
AFSC	3.00 ± 0.00^a	3.00 ± 0.00^a	3.00 ± 0.00^a	1
AFSRC	8.90 ± 0.44^a	9.25 ± 0.89^a	8.97 ± 0.32^a	0.2085
SULLC	21.29 ± 1.45^a	21.38 ± 1.51^a	22.93 ± 1.11^b	< 0.0001^***
SLLLC	15.10 ± 1.73^a	15.50 ± 1.30^a	15.03 ± 1.65^a	0.7727

p-value of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
Mean values in the same line followed by different superscript letters indicate significant difference at 5% level.
p < 0.05,
p < 0.001.
DFSC, dorsal fin spines count; DFRSC, dorsal fin soft ray count; AFSC, anal fin spines count; AFSRC, anal fin soft ray count; SULLC, scales on the upper lateral line count; SLLLC, scales on the lower lateral line count.