Table 4.
Mahalanobis distances calculated as Euclidean distances among groups centroids in the canonical plot defined by Canonical-1 and Canonical-2 on the x- and y- axis, respectively.
| Salmon | Lumpfish | Capelin | Trout | Pike | Cod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumpfish | 52.3 | |||||
| Capelin | 70.6 | 23.7 | ||||
| Trout | 144.9 | 149.4 | 138.3 | |||
| Pike | 74.7 | 57.4 | 44.9 | 93.6 | ||
| Cod | 71.0 | 19.3 | 22.7 | 160.1 | 66.6 | |
| Alaska pollock | 17.3 | 6.9 | 21.6 | 157.2 | 64.9 | 0.9 * |
* Comparison among group means on Canonical-1 and Canonical-2 scores did not show any statistical difference between Cod and Alaska Pollock centroids (p > 0.05).