Anabas testudineus
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Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
(Fig. 32)
Anthias testudineus Bloch, 1792: 121, pl. 322.
Anabas testudineus Alfred, 1966: 48; Lim & Ng, 1990: 90; Ng & Lim, 1996: 113; 1997: 247; Baker & Lim, 2012: 44; Kottelat, 2013: 447.
Common name. Asian climbing perch.
Status in Singapore. Native, common, widespread.
Status in NSSF. Rare, restricted to site 1.
Distribution. India, East Asia, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Singapore: Central Catchment area and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
Description. Anabas testudineus has a blunt head and stocky body. The posterior edges of its gills are serrated and the anterior two-thirds of its dorsal fin are spiny rays. The body of the Asian climbing perch is olive-grey with inconspicuous blackish bars. This species is capable of surviving short periods out of water by breathing air. It can be found in forest streams and ponds in rural areas (Baker & Lim, 2012). The only individual recorded in this study has a standard length of 7.6 cm.
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- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.20251353 (DOI)
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Bloch
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Anabantidae
- Genus
- Anabas
- Species
- testudineus
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- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) sec. Li, Chay, Lim & Cai, 2016
References
- Bloch ME (1792) Naturgeschichte der Auslandischen Fische. Sechster Theil. Morino, Berlin, 126 pp., pls. 289-324.
- Alfred ER (1966) The freshwater fishes of Singapore. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 78: 1-68.
- Lim KKP & Ng PKL (1990) A Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Singapore. Singapore Science Centre, 160 pp.
- Ng PKL & Lim KKP (1996) The freshwater fishes of Singapore. Journal of the Singapore National Academy of Science, 22 - 24: 109-124.
- Ng PKL & Lim KKP (1997) The diversity and conservation status of fishes in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. In: Chan L & Corlett RT (eds.) Biodiversity in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. National Parks Board, Singapore. Pp. 245-265.
- Baker N & Lim KKP (2012) Wild Animals of Singapore: A Photographic Guide to Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and Freshwater Fishes. Updated Edition. Draco Publishing and Distribution Pte. Ltd. and Nature Society (Singapore), Singapore, 180 pp.
- Kottelat M (2013) The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 27: 1-663.