Species that contain: Macropodus and hongkongensis [ 1 ] records

hongkongensis, Macropodus Freyhof [J.] & Herder [F.] 2002:160, Figs. 11-12 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 26072] Shao Lo Tung, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China. Holotype: ZMB 33221. Paratypes: ZMB 33222-23 (4). •Valid as Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder 2002 -- (Winstanley & Clements 2008:5 [ref. 29886], Zhang et al. 2016:208 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder 2002. Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Distribution: Hong Kong, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, China. Habitat: freshwater.