A study by Allen W.L. Lo and Stanley K.H. Shea published recently in Marine Biodiversity Records, has found 4 species of reef fish not previously known from Hong Kong waters. They also conclude that these 4 species are not introduced. So here is a welcome list of Hong Kong’s newest residents:
Ambyleleottis japonica
A Goby that grows to only 8.5 cm length and lives near the bottom and about which very little is known.
picture by J.E. Randall via Fishbase
Halichoeres hartzfeldii – the Goldstripe Wrasse
A reef living wrasse of the Western Pacific that grows up to 18cm in length.
picture by J.E. Randall via Fishbase
Canthigaster papua – the Papuan Toby
A pufferfish species from the West Pacific that grows to 10cm.
picture by J. Bednarzik via Fishbase
Parapriacanthus sp. – a species of Sweeper
The authors of the paper did not identify it to species so this is just a placeholder.
Parapriacanthus ransonnetti via WikiCommons
Article from hkmarinelife