The non-native freshwater fishes of Singapore: an annotated compilation
Author
Hui, Tan Heok
Author
Peng, Kelvin Lim Kok
Author
Huan, Liew Jia
Author
Wei, Low Bi
Author
Hing, Rayson Lim Bock
Author
Beng, Jeffrey Kwik Teik
Author
Yeo, Darren C. J.
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2020
2020-04-16
68
150
195
journal article
10.26107/RBZ-2020-0016
2345-7600
5343987
8AD77FDB-B04C-4E38-AA60-FE781A01273A
Heterotilapia buttikoferi
(Hubrecht)
(
Fig. 92
, AF[SPC])
Fig. 92.
Heterotilapia buttikoferi
, 205 mm SL, Yishun Pond.
References.
Baker & Lim, 2008
,
2012
(as
Tilapia buttikoferi
);
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
(as
Tilapia buttikoferi
);
Tan HTW et al., 2010
(as
Tilapia buttikoferi
);
Kwik et al., 2013
(as
Tilapia buttikoferi
);
Tan, 2013d
,
2014a
(as
Tilapia buttikoferi
);
Tan, 2016c
.
Distribution.
Bedok Reservoir (
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
); Jurong Lake (
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
); Upper Peirce Reservoir (
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
); Lower Peirce Reservoir (
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
); Upper Seletar Reservoir (
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
); Lower Seletar Reservoir (
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
); Pandan Reservoir (
Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010
); Pangsua pond (
Kwik et al., 2013
); Yishun pond (
Kwik et al., 2013
); Central Catchment Nature Reserve — Sime forest (
Tan, 2013d
); West Coast Park marsh pond (
Tan, 2014a
); Bishan Park (
Tan, 2016c
); Jurong Lake (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2018); Marina Reservoir (unpublished data); Pandan Reservoir (unpublished data); Serangoon Reservoir (unpublished data).
Remarks.
This is a popular fish in the ornamental fish trade. Its introduction into
Singapore
is probably through pet fishes that are released into the water bodies.