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Crossocheilus oblongus Kuhl & van Hasselt

Description

Crossocheilus oblongus Kuhl & van Hasselt, in van Hasselt

(Fig. 18, SEA[SPC])

References. None. This is a new record for Singapore.

Distribution. Punggol Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. This is probably a discarded pet, as this species is actively promoted in the ornamental fish trade as an algae eater and for algae control (Tan HH, pers. obs.).

Notes

Published as part of 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, pp. 150-195 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68 on page 158, DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0016, http://zenodo.org/record/5343987

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Biodiversity

Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Crossocheilus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Cypriniformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Kuhl & van Hasselt
Species
oblongus
Taxon rank
species