Tilapia

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

Red Tilapia

( Fig. 106 [SPC])

References. Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Lim & Ng, 1992 (as Oreochromis spp. Hybrid); Goh et al., 2002 (as Tilapia hybrid); Tan, 2014a (as Oreochromis hybrid); Tan & Koh, 2017 (as Oreochromis sp. ).

Distribution. Pulau Ubin HDB quarry ( Lim & Ng, 1992); West Coast Park marsh pond ( Tan, 2014a), Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Tan & Koh, 2017); Yew Tee canal (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2016); Bishan Park (Andre, pers. obs., October 2016).

Remarks. This supposedly sterile hybrid of three species is brightly coloured (pink, orange or platinum) and frequently used for aquaculture ( Lim & Ng, 1990; Tan & Koh, 2017). The juvenile individuals of this species are commonly sold as live feed in the ornamental fish trade (Tan HH, pers. obs.).

Figures

Fig. 106. Red Tilapia, 132.0 mm SL, Pangsua Pond.