ponticeriana, Colisa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:370 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Puducherry, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-5414 (4, dry, poor condition). Type catalog: Blanc 1963:71 [ref. 19851]. •Synonym of Polyacanthus fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Menon 1999:298 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Trichogaster fasciata Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Kottelat 2013:457 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Trichogaster fasciata Bloch & Schneider 1801. Osphronemidae: Trichogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.