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
Cyprinus carpio
(Linnaeus)
(
Fig. 8
, [LU])
Remarks
. Wild-types of this popular aquarium species were reportedly present in lowland streams and ditches in the New Territories during the 1940s (
Lin, 1949
). Their presence in remote streams in the New Territories (e.g., Lin Ma Hang) suggests wild-types may naturally occur in
Hong Kong
. However, these may also be relict aquarium trade escapees from breeding ponds seen in
Lin (1949)
.