Osphronemus goramy Lacepède, 1801

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 : 183-184

Osphronemus goramy Lacepède

( Fig. 112 , SEA[SPC])

References. Green, 1928 (as Osphronemus olfax ); Smith, 1933 (introduced as early as 1898); Herre & Myers, 1937; Tweedie, 1940; Alfred, 1966a; Johnson, 1973a; Anonymous, 1988a; Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Ng et al., 1993; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; National Parks Board, 2003; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Chua, 2015; Tan, 2017b.

Distribution. Herre & Myers (1937) collected this species from Singapore but did not provide location details. MacRitchie Reservoir ( Alfred, 1966a; Anonymous, 1988a; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve ( National Parks Board, 2003); Bedok Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Kranji Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Singapore Botanic Gardens (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2015); Sungei Seletar (Tan, 2017b); Jurong Lake (unpublished data); Bedok Reservoir (unpublished data); Serangoon Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. This species is of economic importance as food fish in the Southeast Asian region, but not popular in Singapore. Xanthic and albinio varieties are popular in the ornamental fish trade; some individuals are even tattooed with numbers or coloured patterns on the bodies (Tan HH, pers. obs.).

Figures

Fig. 112. Osphronemus goramy, 142 mm SL, Serangoon Reservoir.