Geophagus altifrons Heckel, 1840

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 : 177

Geophagus altifrons Heckel

( Fig. 89 , SA[SPC])

References. Baker & Lim, 2008, 2012; Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Tan HH et al., 2010 (as G. surinamensis ); Tan HTW et al., 2010 (as Geophagus sp. ); Kwik et al., 2013; Tan, 2014d, 2016a; Ho et al., 2016; Lim et al., 2016.

Distribution. Kallang River (now part of Marina Reservoir; Tan HH et al., 2010); Bedok Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Kranji Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Upper Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Tan, 2014d); Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); MacRitchie Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010; Tan, 2016a); Tekong Reservoir ( Ng HH & Tan HH, 2010); Woodlands Town Park pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); Yishun pond ( Kwik et al., 2013); outskirts of Nee Soon Swamp Forest ( Ho et al., 2016); Pulau Tekong ( Lim et al., 2016); Jurong Lake (unpublished data); Pandan Reservoir (unpublished data); Serangoon Reservoir (unpublished data).

Remarks. This is a common species in the ornamental fish trade.

Figures

Fig. 89. Geophagus altifrons, 145.6 mm SL, Bedok Reservoir.