Monodactylus sebae (Cuvier)

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 : 174-175

Monodactylus sebae (Cuvier)

( Fig. 77 , AF)

References. Tan & Lim, 2008; Baker & Lim, 2008, 2012; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Kwik et al., 2013; Liew et al., 2013; Tan, 2014d, 2016a; Ho et al., 2016.

Distribution. Central Catchment Nature Reserve — Nee Soon Swamp Forest ( Tan & Lim, 2008; Ho et al., 2016); Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Liew et al., 2013); Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Liew et al., 2013); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Liew et al., 2013); Woodlands Town Park pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Sungei Seletar ( Liew et al., 2013); Banir ( Liew et al., 2013); Upper Seletar Reservoir ( Tan, 2014d); MacRitchie Reservoir ( Tan, 2016a); Bishan Park (unpublished data); Marina Reservoir (unpublished data); Punggol Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. Autecology of this recently introduced species was documented by Liew et al. (2013).

Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther)

( Fig. 79A, B , CA[SPC])

References. Tan & Soo, 2016.

Distribution. Marina Reservoir ( Tan & Soo, 2016).

Remarks. This individual is probably a discarded pet fish, as this species is a popular fish species in the ornamental fish trade.

References. Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Kwik et al., 2013; Lim, 2013c; Yeo, 2013; Tan, 2014f, 2016c.

Distribution. Jurong Lake ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Pandan Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Pangsua Pond ( Kwik et al., 2013; Tan, 2014f); Woodlands Town Park

Pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Yishun Pond ( Kwik et al., 2013; Lim, 2013c); Bishan Park ( Yeo, 2013; Tan, 2016c); Marina South ( Tan, 2014f); Pandan canal ( Tan, 2014f); Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve ( Tan, 2014f); West Coast Park marsh pond ( Tan, 2015a); Singapore Botanic Gardens (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2015); Marina Reservoir (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2016); Bedok Reservoir (unpublished data); Serangoon Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. This is one of the parent species for the Louhan cichlid and Blood parrot hybrids.

Figures

Fig. 77. Monodactylus sebae, 59.5 mm SL, trade material.

Fig. 79A. Amphilophus citrinellus, 80.6 mm SL juvenile barred form, Pangsua Pond.