Rhinogobius similis Gill, 1859

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 : 182-183

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Distribution. MacRitchie Reservoir ( Munro, 1990); Upper Seletar Reservoir ( Munro, 1990; Larson & Lim, 2005; Ng &

Lim, 1997b; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Tan, 2014e, 2014g); Banir ( Munro, 1990; Tan, 2014g); MacRitchie Reservoir ( Subaraj et al., 1995); Central Catchment Nature Reserve ( Ng & Lim, 1997a); Jurong Road area ( Ng & Lim, 1997a); Singapore Botanic Gardens ( Ng & Lim, 1997a); Jurong Lake ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Lim et al., 1995; Ng & Lim, 1997b; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Murai Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Poyan Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Tengah Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Banir (Tan & Lim, 2011); Kranji Marsh ( Lim et al., 2013); Central Catchment Nature Reserve — Nee Soon Swamp Forest ( Ho et al., 2016; Li et al., 2016); Bishan Park (unpublished data).

Remarks. Alfred’s (1966a) material of Stigmatogobius poicilosoma consisted of three taxa, viz., Eugnathogobius siamensis , Pseudogobiopsis oligactis (recently rediscovered in Singapore; Tan & Lim, 2011) and Rhinogobius similis ( Ng & Lim, 1997b; Larson et al., 2008, 2016). It is a well-established non-native species in Singapore that was accidentally introduced with fish fry imported from China ( Larson et al., 2016).

The taxonomic status of R. giurinus was resolved recently and is considered junior to R. similis ( Suzuki et al., 2015) .

References

Alfred ER (1966 a) The fresh-water fishes of Singapore. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 78: 3 - 67, 8 pls.

Baker N & Lim KKP (2008) Wild Animals of Singapore: a photographic guide to mammals, reptiles, amphibians and freshwater fishes. First Edition. Nature Society (Singapore), Singapore, 180 pp.

Baker N & Lim KKP (2012) Wild Animals of Singapore: a photographic guide to mammals, reptiles, amphibians and freshwater fishes. Second Edition. Nature Society (Singapore), Singapore, 180 pp.

Ho JKI, Ramchunder SJ, Memory A, Theng M, Li T, Clews E, Cai Y, Tan HH & Yeo DCJ (2016) A Guide to the Freshwater Fauna of Nee Soon Swamp Forest. Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 139 pp.

Johnson DS (1973 a) Freshwater life. In: Chuang SH (ed.) Animal Life and Nature in Singapore. Singapore University Press, Singapore. Pp. 103 - 127.

Johnson DS (1973 b) Brackish waters. In: Chuang SH (ed.) Animal Life and Nature in Singapore. Singapore University Press, Singapore. Pp. 128 - 139.

Kwik JTB & Yeo DCJ (2015) Difference in fish assemblages in protected and non-protected freshwater streams in a tropical urbanized country. Hydrobiologia, 762: 143 - 156.

Larson HK & Lim KKP (2005) A guide to Gobies of Singapore. Singapore Science Centre, Singapore, 164 pp.

Larson HK, Jaafar Z & Lim KKP (2008) An annotated checklist of the gobioid fishes of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Singapore, 56 (1): 135 - 155.

Larson HK, Jaafar Z & Lim KKP (2016) An updated checklist of the gobioid fishes of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Singapore, Supplement 34: 744 - 757.

Li T, Chay CK, Lim WH & Cai Y (2016) The fish fauna of Nee Soon swamp forest, Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 32: 56 - 84.

Lim KKP & Ng PKL (1990) A guide to the freshwater fishes of Singapore. Singapore Science Centre, Singapore, 160 pp.

Lim KKP, Subaraj R & Teo R (1995) [issued 2000] Records for 1995. The Pangolin, The Nature Society (Singapore), 8 (1 - 4): 10 - 30.

Lim KKP & Tan HH (2011) Addition of three cyprinid fishes to the alien fauna of Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 4: 377 - 382.

Lim KKP, Baker N & Yeo SH (2013) Fishes of Kranji Marsh. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2013: 60 - 61.

Munro AD (1990) Singapore freshwater fishes. In: Chou LM & Ng PKL (eds.) Essays in Zoology. Department of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Pp. 97 - 125.

Ng PKL (ed.) (1991) Freshwater life in Singapore. Singapore Science Centre, Singapore, 162 pp.

Ng PKL & Lim KKP (1997 a) The freshwater fishes of Singapore. Journal of the Singapore National Academy of Science, 22 - 24: 109 - 124.

Ng PKL & Lim KKP (1997 b) The diversity and conservation status of fishes in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 49 (2): 245 - 265.

Ng HH & Tan HH (2010) An annotated checklist of the nonnative freshwater fish species in the reservoirs of Singapore. COSMOS, 6 (1): 95 - 116.

Subaraj R, Lim KKP & Teo R (1995) [issued 2000] Late records (1993 - 1994). The Pangolin, The Nature Society (Singapore), 8 (1 - 4): 1 - 9.

Suzuki T, Shibukawa K, Senou H, Chen I-S (2015) [issued 2016] Redescription of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 (Gobiidae: Gobionellinae), the type species of the genus Rhinogobius Gill 1859, with designation of the neotype. Ichthyological Research, 63: 227 - 238.

Tan HH (2014 e) Congregation of Oriental river gobies at Upper Seletar Reservoir. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2014: 94 - 95.

Tan HH (2014 g) Three non-native fishes in stream at Lorong Banir. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2014: 173 - 174.