Ophichthys cuchia (Hamilton)

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 : 140

Ophichthys cuchia (Hamilton)

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Distribution. Lui Kung Tin area, Ng Tung River (GBIF. org, 2021); Lau Shui Heung Reservoir, Wong Nai Chung Reservoir, Plover Cove Reservoir (current survey).

Native range. (South Asia) and Southeast Asia.

Remarks. Commonly sold as food in wet markets and is sometimes released during Buddhist rituals.

Figures

Fig.20.Ophichthys cuchia, LauShui Heung Reservoir,photographed by Tommy C.H. Hui.