Encheloclarias in Singapore

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Encheloclarias in Singapore

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Tan, ZW, EXP Toh, Y-X Cai, HH Tan & DCJ Yeo, 2023. Discovery of Encheloclarias (Teleostei: Clariidae) from Singapore, with notes on morphology and distribution. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71: 196–206.

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We report the discovery of several specimens of the genus Encheloclarias Herre & Myers, 1937, in Singapore, from Nee Soon Swamp Forest in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. Morphological comparisons with type specimens of various Encheloclarias species revealed the Singapore specimens belong to Encheloclarias kelioides Ng & Lim, 1993. This discovery represents a range extension for the species, previously understood to be restricted to peat swamps in eastern Peninsular Malaysia and possibly central Sumatra. A redescription of E. kelioides and comparison against its congeners are provided. Its ecology and conservation status globally and locally are also discussed.
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