Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson)

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 : 160-161

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson)

( Fig. 28 , EAs)

References. Le Mare, 1949 (as Aristichthys nobilis ); Tham, 1973 (as Aristichthys nobilis ); Mohsin & Ambak, 1983 (as Aristichthys nobilis ); Yang, 1984 (as Aristichthys nobilis ); Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Public Utilities Board, 1991; Ng et al., 1993; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010.

Distribution. Pandan Reservoir ( Lim & Ng, 1990; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Seletar Reservoir ( Yang, 1984; Lim Distribution. Jurong Lake ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Kent Ridge Park pond ( Tan, 2016b); Punggol Reservoir (unpublished data).

& Ng, 1990; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Kranji Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Jurong Lake (Lim KKP, pers. obs., 2011).

Remarks. This species is popular as food fish and fry were imported from China ( Le Mare, 1949; Tham, 1973). This species was used extensively by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) to control plankton levels in reservoirs as early as 1972 ( Yang, 1984; Lim & Ng, 1990; Ng & Lim, 1997a); however, this species is not known to breed in the tropics and all stock for aquaculture is imported ( Ng & Lim, 1997b).

Figures

Fig. 28. Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, 104.3 mm SL, trade material.