Vieja melanura (Günther)

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 : 181

Vieja melanura (Günther)

( Fig. 103 , CA[SPC])

References. Baker & Lim, 2008, 2012 (as Paratheraps synspilus ); Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010 (as Veija synspila ); Tan HTW et al., 2010 (as Paratheraps synspila ); Kwik et al., 2013 (as Paratheraps synspilum ); Ng et al., 2015 (as Paraneetroplus melanurus ); Tan, 2015b, 2016c.

Distribution. Jurong Lake ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Tengah Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Pandan canal (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2010); Pangsua Pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Yishun Pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Bishan Park ( Tan, 2015b, 2016c); Marina Reservoir (near Marina Bay Sands; Wozniak S, pers. obs., October 2016); Singapore Botanic Gardens (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2002).

Remarks. This is likely one of the parent species for the Luohan cichlid.

Figures

Fig. 103. Vieja melanura, 180 mm SL, Pandan canal.