oligolepis, Macropodus Nguyen [V. H.], Ngô [S. V.] & Nguyen [H. D.] in Nguyen 2005:643, 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 2005 -- (Endruweit 2014:157 [ref. 33205]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus oligolepis Nguyen, Ngô & Nguyen 2005. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Limestone mountain area in Phong Nha, Ke Bang, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.