baviensis, Macropodus Nguyen [H. D.] & Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen 2006:644, Fig. 11 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Creek Hai, Red River delta, Ba Vi district, Ha Tay Province, Vietnam. Holotype: HNUE (lost). Paratypes: HNUE (2). •Valid as Macropodus baviensis Nguyen & Nguyen 2006. •Questionably a synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:454 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Endruweit 2024:59 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus 1758). Osphronemidae: Macropodusinae. Habitat: freshwater.