Osteochilus salsburyi (Nichols & Pope)

Chan, Jeffery C. F., Tsang, Alphonse H. F., Yau, Sze-man, Hui, Tommy C. H., Lau, Anthony, Tan, Heok Hui, Low, Bi Wei, Dudgeon, David & Liew, Jia Huan, 2023, The non-native freshwater fishes of Hong Kong: diversity, distributions, and origins, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71, pp. 128-168 : 166

Osteochilus salsburyi (Nichols & Pope)

( Fig. 55 , [LU])

Distribution. Plover Cove Reservoir (Man & Hodgkiss, 1981; Lai, 2011); Tai Lam Chung Reservoir (Lai, 2011; current study); High Island Reservoir (Lai, 2011; H.T. Cheng, pers. comm., 2021); Shing Mun Reservoir (current survey); Lower Aberdeen Reservoir, Lower Shing Mun Reservoir (GBIF.org, 2021).

Native range. Laos, Vietnam, and South China (South Asia).

Remarks. Native populations have been historically recorded in the hill streams of Kam Tin (Lin, 1949), but have not been recorded in any such streams since except for those flowing directly into reservoirs. This species is often sold as food in wet markets and releases into reservoirs has been observed.

Figures

Fig. 55. Osteochilus salsburyi, 109 mm SL, Lower Aberdeen Reservoir.