First library of fish DNA from Singapore waters
Of the 500 species in the database, five were previously not reported in the Republic
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(Clockwise from top left) The spotted-tail frogfish, the Indian mud moray eel, the whitecheek monocle bream and the papillose flathead.
PHOTOS: SINGAPORE MARINE FISHES EXPEDITION TEAM 2019
Vanessa Liu
Scientists here are gathering data on the schools of fish that live in the waters of Singapore, and the trove of information on these creatures will be curated for an online archive.
This "fish library" of more than 500 fish species residing in local waters will be made accessible to the public as early as mid-2021.
