Macropodus opercularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Anabantoidei

Familia: Osphronemidae
Subfamilia: Macropodusinae
Genus: Macropodus
Species: Macropodus opercularis

Name

Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original combination: Labrus opercularis Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Labrus opercularis Linnaeus, 1758
Chaetodon chinensis Bloch, 1790
Macropodus chinensis (Bloch, 1790)
Macropodus viridiauratus Lacépède, 1801
Macropodus venustus Cuvier, 1831
Macropodus filamentosus Oshima, 1919

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 283. Reference page.
Lacépède, B.G.E. 1801. Historie naturelle des poissons. v. 3: i–lxvi + 1–558, Pls. 1–34. BHL
Paepke, H.-J. 1990. Zur Synonymie von Macropodus chinensis (Bloch, 1790) und M. opercularis (Linné, 1758) und zur Rehabilitation von M. ocellatus Cantor, 1842 (Pisces, Belontiidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 66 (no. 1): 73–78.
Kottelat, M. 2001. Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list of the fishes known or expected to occur in northern Vietnam with comments on systematics and nomenclature. Environment and Social Development Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region. The World Bank. i–iii + 1–123 + 1–18, 15 pls.
Freyhof, J. & Herder, F. 2002. Review of the paradise fishes of the genus Macropodus in Vietnam, with description of two new species from Vietnam and southern China (Perciformes: Osphronemidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 13(2): 147–167.
Winstanley, T. & Clements, K.D. 2008. Morphological re-examination and taxonomy of the genus Macropodus (Perciformes: Osphronemidae). Zootaxa 1908: 1–27. Abstract & excerpt
Ho, H.-C. & Shao, K.-T. 2011. Annotated checklist and type catalog of fish genera and species described from Taiwan. Zootaxa 2957: 1–74. Preview 2957: 1–74. PDF. Reference page.
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Macropodus opercularis in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Macropodus opercularis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Macropodus opercularis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Macropodus opercularis in the World Register of Marine Species
Macropodus opercularis – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
IUCN: Macropodus opercularis (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

العربية: سمك الجنة
azərbaycanca: Cənnət balığı
català: Macropodus opercularis
čeština: Rájovec dlouhoploutvý
Deutsch: Makropode
English: Paradise fish
español: Pez del paraíso
فارسی: ماهی بهشتی
suomi: Paratiisikala
français: Poisson-paradis
magyar: Kínai paradicsomhal
italiano: Pesce del paradiso
日本語: タイワンキンギョ
한국어: 버들붕어
lietuvių: Paprastasis makropodas
Nederlands: Paradijsvis
norsk: Paradisfisk
polski: Wielkopłetw wspaniały
русский: Макропод
slovenčina: Rajovec dlhoplutvý
svenska: Makropod
ไทย: ปลาพาราไดซ์
Türkçe: Cennet balığı
українська: Макропод звичайний
Tiếng Việt: Cá lia thia
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Sam-pan
中文: 蓋斑鬥魚

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