Betta splendens Regan, 1910

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 : 183

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Betta splendens Regan View in CoL

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References. Cantor, 1849 (as Macropodus pugnax View in CoL ); Herre, 1940; Tweedie, 1952; Johnson, 1964; Johnson, 1973a; Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Ng et al., 1993 (as B. imbellis View in CoL ); Lever, 1996; Ng & Lim, 1997b; National Parks Board, 2003; Tan HH et al., 2010; Tan, 2016b.

Distribution. This species had been sighted by Cantor (1849) and subsequently obtained by Herre in 1940 from Mandai area; Sembawang-Nee Soon area ( Johnson, 1964, 1973a); Jurong Lake ( Johnson, 1973a); Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve ( National Parks Board, 2003); Kallang River (now part of Marina Reservoir; Munro, 1990; Tan HH et al., 2010); Kent Ridge Park ponds ( Tan, 2016b); Bukit Batok (Ng DJJ, pers. obs., 2018).

Remarks. This is a very popular ornamental fish species ubiquitous in aquarium shops, thus its presence in Singapore’s water bodies is not surprising. Recently, this species is commonly sold as live feed in the ornamental fish trade, the culled fish being a by-product from selective breeding (Tan HH, pers. obs.).

References

Cantor T (1849) Catalogue of Malayan fishes. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 18 (2): i - xii, 983 - 1426, pls. 1 - 14.

Herre AWCT (1940) Additions to the fish fauna of Malaya and notes on rare or little known Malayan and Bornean fishes. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, 16: 27 - 61.

Johnson DS (1964) An Introduction to the Natural History of Singapore. Rayirath (Raybooks) Publications, Kuala Lumpur, x + 106 pp.

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

Lever C (1996) Naturalized Fishes of the World. Academic Press, San Diego, xxiv + 408 pp.

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

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.

National Parks Board (2003) Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve: A Decade of Wetland Conservation. National Parks Board, Singapore, 98 pp.

Ng PKL, Chou LM & Lam TJ (1993) The status and impact of introduced freshwater animals in Singapore. Biological Conservation, 64: 19 - 24.

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.

Tan HH, Low MEY & Lim KKP (2010) Fishes of the Marina basin, Singapore, before the erection of the Marina Barrage. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 58 (1): 137 - 144.

Tan HH (2016 b) Aquatic vertebrates observed at Kent Ridge Park. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2016: 122 - 125.

Tweedie MWF (1952) Notes on Malayan fresh-water fishes. No. 3 - 5. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, 24: 63 - 95, figs. 1 - 4.