Trichopodus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:125 Masc. Labrus trichopterus Pallas 1770. Type by subsequent designation. Type is Labrus trichopterus Pallas as designated by Bleeker 1879:21 [ref. 457]; type perhaps established by Cuvier 1831 [ref. 4881] (see Derijst 1997:222 [ref. 23499]). See Töpfer & Schindler 2009:49 [ref. 30199]. Genus description also appeared in Sonnini 1803:138 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. Spelled Trichopus by Shaw 1803:388 [ref. 4014]. See also Myers 1923:112 [ref. 12875]. •Synonym of Osphronemus Lacepède 1801 if type is mentum; otherwise a senior synonym of Trichogaster Bloch & Schneider 1801 in Belontiidae -- (see Derijst 1997:224 [ref. 23499]). •Valid as Trichopodus Lacepède 1801 -- (Derijst 1997:222 [ref. 23499], Britz 2004:7 [ref. 30110], Töpfer 2008:44 [ref. 30111], Töpfer & Schlindler 2009:49 [ref. 30199], Paepke 2009:53 [ref. 30200], Tan & Kottelat 2009:62 [ref. 30261], Paepke 2009:143 [ref. 30602], Low & Lim 2012:83 [ref. 32302], Kottelat 2013:457 [ref. 32989], Low et al. 2014:69 [ref. 33509]). Current status: Valid as Trichopodus Lacepède 1801. Osphronemidae: Trichogastrinae.