Rasbora borapetensis Smith, 1934

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 : 163-164

Rasbora borapetensis Smith

( Fig. 40 , SEA[SPC])

References. Anonymous, 1988a, 1988b, 1990; Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Ng, 1991; Lim & Ng, 1992; Ng et al., 1993; Subaraj et al., 1995; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b; Baker & Lim, 2008, 2012; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Yeo & Lim, 2010; Lim et al., 2013; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2013; Tan HH

et al., 2015; Li et al., 2016; Tan, 2016a, 2016b; Ho et al., 2016; Li et al., 2016; Tan et al., 2016.

Distribution. Singapore Botanic Gardens ( Anonymous, 1988a; Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Ng & Lim, 1997a; Yeo & Lim, 2010); Bukit Timah — Institute of Education pond ( Anonymous, 1988b); MacRitchie Reservoir ( Subaraj et al., 1995); Sungei Sembawang — Senoko ( Ng & Lim, 1997a); Choa Chu Kang ( Ng & Lim, 1997a); Cluny Road drain ( Ng & Lim, 1997a); Mandai Road area ( Ng & Lim, 1997a); Upper Seletar Reservoir streams ( Anonymous, 1988a, 1990; Ng & Lim, 1997a, 1997b); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); MacRitchie Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Tan, 2016a); Kranji Marsh ( Lim et al., 2013; Tan et al., 2016); Punggol Reservoir (Ng HH & Tan HH, 2013); Serangoon Reservoir (Ng HH & Tan HH, 2013); Pasir Panjang canal (Tan HH et al., 2015); Central Catchment Nature Reserve — Nee Soon Swamp Forest ( Lim & Ng, 1992; Ho et al., 2016; Li et al., 2016); Kent Ridge Park ponds ( Tan, 2016b); Yew Tee canal (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2016); Marina South (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2016); Bishan Park (Liew JH, pers. obs., 2016); Sungei Seletar (Banir confluence; Tan HH, pers. obs., March 2017).

Remarks. This species is occasionally sold as live feed in the ornamental fish trade (Tan HH, pers. obs.).

Figures

Fig. 40. Rasbora borapetensis, 25.0 mm SL, Kranji Marsh.