Parambassis siamensis (Fowler)

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 : 173

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

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scientific name

Parambassis siamensis (Fowler)
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Parambassis siamensis (Fowler) View in CoL

( Fig. 75 View Fig , SEA[SPC])

References. Anonymous, 1989b (as? Chanda nama View in CoL ); Anonymous, 1990 (as Parambassis punctulatus View in CoL ); Lim & Ng, 1990 (as Chanda sp. ); Munro, 1990 (as Parambassis punctulatus View in CoL ); Ng et al., 1993 (as Parambassis punctulatus View in CoL ); Lim et al., 1995; Subaraj et al., 1995; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; Baker & Lim, 2008, 2012; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Kwik et al., 2013; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2013; Ho et al., 2016; Li et al., 2016; Tan, 2018.

Distribution. Lim & Ng (1990) observed this species in Central Catchment reservoirs; Kranji Reservoir ( Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Anonymous, 1989b; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Anonymous, 1990; Munro, 1990; Lim et al., 1995; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Bukit Batok Nature Park ( Tan, 2018); Jurong Lake ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); MacRitchie Reservoir ( Subaraj et al., 1995; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Murai Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Singapore Botanic Gardens, Swan Lake (Lim KKP, pers. obs., 2010); Pangsua pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Woodlands Town Park pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Punggol Reservoir (Ng HH & Tan HH, 2013); Serangoon Reservoir (Ng HH & Tan HH, 2013); Central Catchment Nature Reserve—Nee Soon Swamp Forest ( Ho et al., 2016; Li et al., 2016); Sungei Seletar (Banir confluence; Tan HH, pers. obs., March 2017); Jurong Lake (unpublished data); Bishan Park (unpublished data); Pandan Reservoir (unpublished data); Serangoon Reservoir (unpublished data); Bedok Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. This species was probably introduced into Singapore’s reservoirs along with raw water transferred from Johor, Peninsular Malaysia ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010). This species consumes zooplankton and insect larvae ( Okutsu et al., 2011; Lim RHB, pers. obs.).

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