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THE ZEBRA SPINY EEL (MACROGNATHUS ZEBRINUS) — A NON-NATIVE SPECIES IN SINGAPORE (SYNBRANCHIFORMES: MASTACEMBELIDAE)

HEOK HEE NG

Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 6 Science Drive 2, #03-01, Singapore 117546, Singapore

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219607710000449Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

More information on the distribution of the zebra spiny eel (Macrognathus zebrinus), a non-native species recently recorded in Singapore, is provided in this study. The spiny eel is known from four reservoirs (Kranji, Lower Peirce, Lower Seletar, and Tengeh) on the island. The presence of large numbers of this species in the Kranji and Lower Seletar reservoirs indicates that the zebra spiny eel is now established in Singapore.

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