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.