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Species in the genus Macropodus: [ 21 ] records

baviensis, Macropodus Nguyen [H. D.] & Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen 2006:644, Fig. 11 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Creek Hai, Red River delta, Ba Vi district, Ha Tay Province, Vietnam, about 21°10'N, 105°23'E. Holotype: HNUE (lost). Paratypes: HNUE (2, lost). •Valid as Macropodus baviensis Nguyen & Nguyen 2006. •Questionably a synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

chinensis, Chaetodon Bloch [M. E.] 1790:5, Pl. 218 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] China. Holotype (unique): ZMB 1389. Type catalog: Paepke 1994:315 [ref. 21516], Paepke 1999:51 [ref. 24282]. On p. 5 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 7 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Macropodus chinensis (Bloch 1790) -- (Okada 1961:744 [ref. 6363], Uyeno & Arai in Masuda et al. 1984:122 [ref. 6441], Wang 1984:95 [ref. 22951], Vierke 1986:102 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:146 [ref. 36453], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:467 [ref. 25598], Zhuo in Ding 1994:533 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:186 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:401 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:485 [ref. 24032], Wang et al. 1999:75 [ref. 24099], Nakabo 2000:1352 [ref. 25182], Matsuura et al. 2000:247 [ref. 26000], Wang et al. 2001:284 [ref. 26566], Nakabo 2002:1352 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:426, 679 [ref. 26218], Zhang et al. 2016:208 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:887 [ref. 38618]). •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Paepke 1990:74 [ref. 20168], Freyhof & Herder 2002:149 [ref. 26072], Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:280 [ref. 27838], Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

concolor, Macropodus opercularis Ahl [E.] in Schreitmüller 1936:501 [Nachrichtenblatt für Aquarien- und Terrarien-Vereine 1936 (Nr. 35); ref. 27793] Possible Hue, Vietnam (not Dutch Indies). Lectotype: ZMB 31380. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31381 (1). Type catalog: Paepke 1994:316 [ref. 21516]. Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989] treats as Ahl in Schreitmüller. Author is E. Ahl. Unneeded replacement name for Macropodus opercularis spechti Schreitmüller 1936 -- see Kottelat et al. 2004:114 [ref. 27792]. Lectotype established in Paepke 1994:316 [ref. 21516] with author as Ahl 1937. Also in Ahl 1937:116 [ref. 15261]. Schindler & Staeck 2003:206 [ref. 27794] proposed to conserve the species concolor Ahl 1937 [sic]. Opinion 2145 conserved the priority of spechti over concolor Ahl 1937 [sic]. •Valid as Macropodus concolor Ahl 1936 -- (Vierke 1986:103 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:147 [ref. 36453], Britz & Cambray 2001:280 [ref. 25647]). •Synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936 -- (Freyhof & Herder 2002:156 [ref. 26072], Kottelat et al. 2004:114 [ref. 27792], Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ctenopsoides, Macropodus Brind [W. L.] 1915:38, Fig. [Domesticated fish; ref. 21099] Hankow, China. No types known. •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Freyhof & Herder 2002:149 [ref. 26072]). •Synonym of Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842 -- (Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989] if from China, Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

erythropterus, Macropodus Freyhof [J.] & Herder [F.] 2002:162, Figs. 13-14 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 26072] Stream at Quyêt Tiên, 17°11.54'N, 106°37.53'E, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Holotype: ZFMK 38945. Paratypes: ZFMK 35462-65 (4), 38946-61 (16), 38962-73 (12). Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:132 [ref. 31087]. •Synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936 -- (Winstanley & Clements 2008:5 [ref. 29886]). •Valid as Macropodus erythropterus Feryhof & Herder 2002 -- (Herder et al. 2010:132 [ref. 31087], Endruweit 2014:157 [ref. 33205], Kottelat 2013:453 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus erythropterus Freyhof & Herder 2002. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Ouang Binh Provinmce, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

filamentosus, Macropodus Oshima [M.] 1919:278, Pl. 52 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 12 (nos 2-4); ref. 3312] Lan-yu Island (Kotosho, Botel Tobago Island), Taiwan. Holotype (unique): FMNH 59123 [ex CM 8261]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:89 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:54 [ref. 12367], Ho & Shao 2011:60 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Freyhof & Herder 2002:149 [ref. 26072], Ho & Shao 2011:60 [ref. 31432], Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hongkongensis, Macropodus Freyhof [J.] & Herder [F.] 2002:160, Figs. 11-12 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 26072] Shao Lo Tung, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China. Holotype: ZMB 33221. Paratypes: ZMB 33222-23 (4). •Valid as Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder 2002 -- (Winstanley & Clements 2008:5 [ref. 29886], Zhang et al. 2016:208 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder 2002. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Hong Kong, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, China. Habitat: freshwater.

lineatus, Macropodus Nguyen [V. H.], Ngô [S. V.] & Nguyen [H. D.] in Nguyen 2006:641, Fig. 9 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Khe Mon, Son Trach, Phong Nha, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTS I Inst., Bac Ninh P.02.01.05. Paratypes: (4). Only 4 specimens in the bottle -- (Endruweit 2014:156 [ref. 33205]). •Questionably a synonym of Macropodus erythropterus Freyhof & Herder 2002 -- (Kottelat 2013:453 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Macropodus lineatus Nguyen, Ngô & Nguyen 2006 -- (Endruweit 2014:156 [ref. 33205]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus lineatus Nguyen, Ngô & Nguyen 2006. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Khe Mon, Phong Nha, Ke Bang, Quang Binh, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

ocellatus, Macropodus Cantor [T. E.] 1842:484 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (nos 58, 59, 60); ref. 17344] Chusan [Shoushan] Island, China. Lectotype: BMNH 1843.7.21.28. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1989.7.1.1 (1). Lectotype selected by Paepke 1990:76 [ref. 20168]. •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:746 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842 -- (Paepke 1990:75 [ref. 20168], Kim & Park 2002:405 [ref. 25913], Freyhof & Herder 2002:154 [ref. 26072], Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:280 [ref. 27838], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:238 [ref. 28183], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:354 [ref. 30085], Winstanley & Clements 2008:4 [ref. 29886], Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: China, Japan and Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

oligolepis, Macropodus Nguyen [V. H.], Ngô [S. V.] & Nguyen [H. D.] in Nguyen 2006:643, Fig. 10 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Son Trach market, Phong Nha, Ke Bang, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTS I Inst., Bac Ninh, lot 406. Paratypes: (1). •Questionably a synonym of Macropodus erythropterus Feryhof & Herder 2012 -- (Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Macropodus oligolepis Nguyen, Ngô & Nguyen 2006 -- (Endruweit 2014:157 [ref. 33205]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus oligolepis Nguyen, Ngô & Nguyen 2006. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Limestone mountain area in Phong Nha, Ke Bang, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

opercularis, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:283 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Asia [probably Canton (Guangzhou), obtained from the Swedish East-Asia Company]. No types known. Also appeared in Linnaeus 1759:248 [ref. 24770]. Based on the Sciaena fasciata of Odhelius 1754 in Specimen Academicus Sistens Chinensia Lagerströmiana. •Valid as Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:746 [ref. 6363], Uyeno & Arai in Masuda et al. 1984:122 [ref. 6441], Feng in Kuang et al. 1986:323 [ref. 26639], Vierke 1986:104 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:148 [ref. 36453], Zheng 1989:365 [ref. 21202], Paepke 1990:74 [ref. 20168], Zhong in Pan et al. 1991:509 [ref. 23876], Zhuo in Ding 1994:533 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:186 [ref. 25213], Wakiyama et al. 1997:100 [ref. 25519], Wang et al. 1999:75 [ref. 24099], Fuller et al. 1999:473 [ref. 25838], Nakabo 2000:1352 [ref. 25182], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Tang et al. 2001:15 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2001:62 [ref. 25482], Sakai et al. 2001:122 [ref. 25693], Kottelat 2001:160 [ref. 25780], Freyhof & Herder 2002:149 [ref. 26072], Nakabo 2002:1352 [ref. 26193], Winstanley & Clements 2008:4 [ref. 29886], Ho & Shao 2011:60 [ref. 31432], Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:208 [ref. 34477], Fricke et al. 2018:366 [ref. 35805], Kitagawa 2020:1 [ref. 37982], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:884 [ref. 38618], Taki et al. 2021:408 [ref. 39830], Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia, East Asia: Vietnam, Laos and China to Korea and Japan. Introduced in Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater.

paludosus, Polyacanthus Richardson [J.] 1846:250 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Originally as Polyacanthus? paludosus. •Synonym of Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842 -- (Freyhof & Herder 2002:154 [ref. 26072]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

paradisi, Macropodus Joly [M. N.] 1873:317, Fig. 24 [v. 5; ref. 33956] Ning Po, China [probably based upon the off-spring of the first importation of the paradisefish to France]. No types known. •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

phongnhaensis, Macropodus Ngô [S. V.], Nguyen [V. H.] & Nguyen [H. D.] in Nguyen 2006:640, Fig. 8 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Son Trach market, Phong Nha, Ke Bang, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTS I Inst., Bac Ninh, Lost. Paratypes: (3). Only 2 specimens were found -- Endruweit 2014:157 [ref. 33205]. •Questionably a synonym of Macropodus erythropterus (Freyhof & Herder 2002) -- (Kottelat 2013:453 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Macropodus phongnhaensis Ngô, Nguyen & Nguyen 2006 -- (Endruweit 2014:157 [ref. 33205]). •Possible synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936. Current status: Valid as Macropodus phongnhaensis Ngô, Nguyen & Nguyen 2006. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Phong Nha, Ke Bang, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

simoni, Macropodus Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1872:187 [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Name only, not available. Possibly based on the paradisefish [Macropodus opercularis] sent to Europe. •In the synonymy of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae.

spechti, Macropodus opercularis var. Schreitmüller [W.] 1936:181, fig. [Das Aquarium: eine Zeitschrift mit Bildern für Liebhaber, Schulen und Naturfreunde, Berlin v. 10 (no. 10); ref. 13743] Aquarium import, ? Dutch Indies. Lectotype: ZMB 31380. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31381 (1). See Kottelat et al. 2004:114 [ref. 27792] for a nomenclatural discussion and comments on validity of spechti. See also Opinion 2145 that conserved the priority of spechti over concolor Ahl 1936. •Valid as Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936 -- (Freyhof & Herder 2002:156 [ref. 26072], Winstanley & Clements 2008:4 [ref. 29886]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

tramiensis, Macropodus Nguyen [V. H.] & Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Nguyen 2004:92, Fig. 1 [ ref. 33393] Quang Nam Province, Tra Mi District, Tranh River Basin, Vietnam. Holotype: HNUE. •Uncertain as synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936 -- (Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

venustus, Macropodus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:375, Pl. 197 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Canton, China. No types known. Could be based on a drawing from a fish from Vietnam (Cochinchine). •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:746 [ref. 6363], Freyhof & Herder 2002:149 [ref. 26072], Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

viridiauratus, Macropodus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:416, 417, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] China. Syntypes: ?SMF 0571 [ex MNHN in 1830] (3). Originally viridi-auratus. •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Zheng 1989:365 [ref. 21202], Freyhof & Herder 2002:149 [ref. 26072], Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.

yang-ye, Polyacanthus Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1872:180, Fig. 7 [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Yang-tsee-Kiang, China. No types known. Not available, vernacular only, as Polyacanthus ? Yang-ye, not latinized. •In the synonymy of Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842. Current status: Synonym of Macropodus ocellatus Cantor 1842. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae.

yeni, Macropodus Nguyen [H. D.] & Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Nguyen 2004:93, Fig. 2 [ ref. 33393] Ouang Nam Province, Phuoc Son District, Daksa spring in Phuoc Doc commune, Vietnam. Holotype: HNUE. An alternative name for yeni on page 93 is nigrocorpus, probably an inadvertent error; Kottelat (2013) selected yeni as valid. •Uncertain as synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936 -- (Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller 1936. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.