baviensis, Macropodus Nguyen [H. D.] & Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen 2005:644, Fig. 11 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Creek Hai, Ba Vi, Ha Tay, Vietnam. Holotype: Univ. Su Pham, Ha Noi. Paratypes: (2). •Valid as Macropodus baviensis Nguyen & Nguyen 2005. •Questionably a synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]), Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Ba Vi, Ha Tay, Vietnam [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.