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: Southeast Asia: Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.
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