Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes)

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 : 148-149

Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes)

( Fig. 42 , [LU])

Distribution. Deep Water Bay Stream (current survey).

Native range. India and Sri Lanka, South Asia.

Remarks. Found to have a sizable breeding population in a man-made pond in Deep Water Bay Stream in 2020 to 2021. However, it was not recorded during subsequent surveys in 2022.

Figures

Fig. 42. Aplocheilus lineatus, 54.5 mm SL, Deep Water Bay Stream.