Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus)

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 : 180

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https://doi.org/ 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0016

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Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus)
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Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus) View in CoL

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Distribution. Punggol Reservoir ( Ng PX & Tan, 2013); Serangoon Reservoir ( Ng PX & Tan, 2013).

Remarks. This hybrid has morphological characters of both parent species. Mature males tend to not exhibit the blackened body, but still having the multiple black bars and red margin over the caudal fin (Tan HH, pers. obs.).

References. Lim & Ng, 1990; Ng et al., 1993; Ng & Lim, 1997b; National Parks Board, 2003; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Jaafar et al., 2012; Kwik et al., 2013; Ng PX & Tan HH, 2013; Tan, 2013a; Tan et al., 2016.

Distribution. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve ( National Parks Board, 2003; Tan, 2013a); Jurong Lake ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Murai Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Sarimbun Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Tengah Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Ng & Lim, 1997b); Yishun pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Punggol Reservoir ( Ng PX & Tan, 2013); Serangoon Reservoir ( Ng PX & Tan, 2013); Kranji Marsh ( Tan et al., 2016); Bishan Park (unpublished data); Marina Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. Both O. niloticus and O. mossambicus can adapt to saline conditions.

Jaafar Z, Yeo DCJ, Tan HH & O'Riordan RM (2012) Status of marine non-indigenous species in Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 25: 79 - 92.

Kwik JTB, Kho ZY, Quek BS, Tan HH & Yeo DCJ (2013) Urban stormwater ponds in Singapore: potential pathways for spread of alien freshwater fishes. BioInvasions Records, 2 (3): 239 - 245.

Lim KKP & Ng PKL (1990) A guide to the freshwater fishes of Singapore. Singapore Science Centre, Singapore, 160 pp.

National Parks Board (2003) Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve: A Decade of Wetland Conservation. National Parks Board, Singapore, 98 pp.

Ng PKL, Chou LM & Lam TJ (1993) The status and impact of introduced freshwater animals in Singapore. Biological Conservation, 64: 19 - 24.

Ng PKL & Lim KKP (1997 b) The diversity and conservation status of fishes in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 49 (2): 245 - 265.

Ng HH & Tan HH (2010) An annotated checklist of the nonnative freshwater fish species in the reservoirs of Singapore. COSMOS, 6 (1): 95 - 116.

Ng PX & Tan HH (2013) Fish diversity before and after construction of the Punggol and Serangoon Reservoirs, Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 6: 19 - 24.

Tan HH (2013 a) Sharksucker on tilapia host. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2013: 5.

Tan HH, Yeo DCJ, Ng TH, Tan SK & Low BW (2016) Fishes, shrimps and aquatic snails observed at Kranji Marsh. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2016: 186 - 190.

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Fig. 97. Oreochromis niloticus, 72.1 mm SL juvenile, Kranji Marsh.