The non-native freshwater fishes of Hong Kong: diversity, distributions, and origins
Author
Chan, Jeffery C. F.
Author
Tsang, Alphonse H. F.
Author
Yau, Sze-man
Author
Hui, Tommy C. H.
Author
Lau, Anthony
Author
Tan, Heok Hui
Author
Low, Bi Wei
Author
Dudgeon, David
Author
Liew, Jia Huan
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2023
2023-02-22
71
128
168
journal article
10.26107/RBZ-2023-0012
2345-7600
7815765
82C3DAD3-0920-4430-A93D-9F887A58DC1A
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Valenciennes)
(
Fig. 12
, [LU])
Distribution.
Shing Mun River, Sandy Ridge Cemetery (
Chan, 2001
); Kam Tin River (A.C. Lam, pers. comm., 2015); Tai Lam Chung Reservoir (AFCD, 2021c); Ng Tung River, Sheung Yue River (GBIF.org, 2021); Pak Ngau Shek Stream (current survey).
Native range.
China
and
Vietnam
(
East Asia
).
Remarks
. Juveniles are regularly stocked (suspected to be from aquaculture) in (unspecified) reservoirs to control algae as they are believed to be incapable of reproducing in Hong Kong’s fresh waters (WSD, 2019).