Etroplus suratensis (Bloch)

Hui, Tan Heok, Peng, Kelvin Lim Kok, Huan, Liew Jia, Wei, Low Bi, Hing, Rayson Lim Bock, Beng, Jeffrey Kwik Teik & Yeo, Darren C. J., 2020, The non-native freshwater fishes of Singapore: an annotated compilation, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68, pp. 150-195 : 177

Etroplus suratensis (Bloch)

( Fig. 88 , SAs[SPC])

References. Lim et al., 1995; Ng & Sivasothi, 1999; Goh et al., 2002; Chua EK, 2010; Ng TH & Tan, 2010; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Tan HH et al., 2010; Tan HTW et al., 2010; Jaafar et al., 2012; Leong, 2012; Kwik et al., 2013; Ng PX & Tan HH, 2013; Tan, 2013a; Ng et al., 2015; Tan, 2016c, 2017a; Tan & Ng, 2016; Theng et al., 2016; Toh et al., 2016.

Distribution. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve ( Lim et al., 1995; Ng TH & Tan, 2010; Tan, 2013a; Theng et al., 2016); Kallang (now part of Marina Reservoir; Ng TH & Tan, 2010); Kranji Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Punggol Reservoir ( Ng TH & Tan HH, 2010; Ng PX & Tan, 2013; Theng et al., 2016); Serangoon Reservoir ( Ng TH & Tan HH, 2010; Ng PX & Tan HH, 2013; Theng et al., 2016); Pulau Ubin ( Ng TH & Tan, 2010); Marina Reservoir — encompassing Singapore River, Rochor canal, Kallang River, Geylang River and Marina channel ( Tan HH et al., 2010); Siglap canal ( Leong, 2012); Yishun pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Tuas — Raffles Marina ( Toh et al., 2016); Bishan Park ( Tan, 2016c); Sentosa ( Tan & Ng, 2016); West Coast Park ( Tan, 2017a); Jurong Lake (unpublished data); Lower Peirce Reservoir (unpublished data); MacRitchie Reservoir (unpublished data); Bedok Reservoir (unpublished data); Upper Peirce Reservoir (unpublished data); Serangoon Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. This euryhaline South Asian cichlid is wellestablished in Singapore ( Ng TH & Tan, 2010) and besides being found in freshwater reservoirs, has also adapted to saline conditions of estuarine and coastal waters ( Tan & Ng, 2016; Tan, 2017a).

Figures

Fig. 88. Etroplus suratensis, 185 mm SL, Marina Reservoir (Kallang).