Macropodus

	Macropodus ''Macropodus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized labyrinth fish native to freshwater habitats in eastern Asia. Most species are restricted to southern China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Vietnam, but ''M. opercularis'' occurs as far north as the Yangtze basin, and ''M. ocellatus'' occurs north to the Amur River, as well as in Japan and Korea. In China, they are often used for fights, so they are named Chinese bettas because of their similarity to the genus ''Betta''. A few species in the genus are regularly seen in the aquarium trade, and ''M. opercularis'' has been introduced to regions far outside its native range.SeriouslyFish: Macropodus opercularis.' Retrieved 16 July 2014. Species As of 2014, the recognized species in this genus are: * '' Macropodus baviensis'' H. D. Nguyễn & V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 * ''Macropodus erythropterus'' Freyhof & Herder, 2002 (Red-backed paradisefish) * '' Macropodus hongkongensis'' Freyhof & Herder, 2002 * '' Macropodus lineatus'' V. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Macropodus Opercularis The fork tailed paradisefish (often just called paradise fish, paradise-fish, paradisefish), or paradise gourami (''Macropodus opercularis'') is a species of gourami found in most types of fresh water in East Asia, ranging from the China to northern Vietnam. This species can reach a Fish measurement, standard length of , though most are only about . Paradise gouramis was the second Chinese ornamental fish introduced to the West after the Goldfish, and the first freshwater tropical fish successfully bred in captivity in Europe, having been imported 1869 to France by the French aquarium fish importer Pierre Carbonnier in Paris. The paradise fish is one of the more aggressive members of its family. It is more aggressive than the three spot gourami, yet less pugnacious in nature than the less commonly kept combtail. Behaviour Paradise fish are fairly combative, harassing and attacking each other, as well as potentially assaulting and killing small fish. During a fight, the paradis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Macropodus Baviensis ''Macropodus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized labyrinth fish native to freshwater habitats in eastern Asia. Most species are restricted to southern China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Vietnam, but ''M. opercularis'' occurs as far north as the Yangtze basin, and ''M. ocellatus'' occurs north to the Amur River, as well as in Japan and Korea. In China, they are often used for fights, so they are named Chinese bettas because of their similarity to the genus ''Betta''. A few species in the genus are regularly seen in the aquarium trade, and ''M. opercularis'' has been introduced to regions far outside its native range.SeriouslyFish: Macropodus opercularis.' Retrieved 16 July 2014. Species As of 2014, the recognized species in this genus are: * '' Macropodus baviensis'' H. D. Nguyễn & V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 * ''Macropodus erythropterus'' Freyhof & Herder, 2002 (Red-backed paradisefish) * ''Macropodus hongkongensis'' Freyhof & Herder, 2002 * '' Macropodus lineatus'' V. H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Macropodus Erythropterus The red-backed paradise fish (''Macropodus erythropterus'') is a species of gourami endemism, endemic to streams in Vietnam. This species grows to a standard length of , and it is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade. Range and habitat The red-backed paradise fish is endemic to central Vietnam, where only known from the Quang Tri River, a part of the Giang River basin. Here it inhabits hill streams in areas with submerged roots and overhanging vegetation. Taxonomy This species cannot be reliably separated from ''Macropodus hongkongensis, M. hongkongensis'', ''Paradise fish, M. opercularis'' and ''Black paradisefish, M. spechti'' by meristics and morphometrics.Winstanley, Tom, and Kendall D. Clements. "Morphological re-examination and taxonomy of the genus Macropodus (Perciformes, Osphronemidae)." Zootaxa 19.8 (2008): 1-27. It differs from the first two in colouration, but the validity of the generally recognised colour differences between ''M. erythropterus'' and ''M. spechti'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Macropodus Spechti The black paradisefish (''Macropodus spechti'') is a species of gourami endemic to Vietnam. It is an inhabitant of hill streams, lowland streams, and irrigation ditches in farmland. This species grows to a standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of fish anatomy, their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and fishery biology. Overall length Standard length (SL) is ... of . It is found in the Thu Bon River and Perfume River; its habitat is hill streams, along backwaters of large rivers and small stream and irrigation channels on farmland. Aside from possibly being used as an ornamental fish, nothing else is known about the species. References Macropodus Endemic fauna of Vietnam Fish of Vietnam Fish described in 1936 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Macropodus Hongkongensis ''Macropodus hongkongensis'' is a species of paradise fish (''Macropodus'') endemic to southern China Northern China () and Southern China () are two approximate regions that display certain differences in terms of their geography, demographics, economy, and culture. Extent The Qinling–Daba Mountains serve as the transition zone between .... This species was first discovered in Hong Kong, but later was found in other areas of southern China. It is found in mountainous regions as well as lowland habitats. This species grows to a length of more than 10 cm. Like other ''Macropodus'', ''M. hongkongensis'' is popular among Chinese fish keepers and is called "Hong Kong black paradise fish (Traditional Chinese:香港黑叉尾鬥魚 or HK黑). This fish is easy to keep and breed in aquariums but has a reputation for being unusually aggressive. References External links * hongkongensis South China Freshwater fish of China Endemic fauna of China Fish described in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Macropodus Ocellatus The round-tailed paradise fish (''Macropodus ocellatus'') is a species of gourami native to eastern Asia, where it is found in Korea and China. It is also found in Japan but it is believed that they were introduced from Korea in the 1910s. It is also known to occur in the Amur Basin of Russia, but that is believed to be due to introductions. It inhabits many kinds of freshwater habitats within its range. This species is reported to be well adapted to cold weather during winter in its relatively northern range, even to the point of remaining active when their body of water is covered with ice. This species grows to a standard length of , and can be found in the aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ... trade. References round-tailed paradise fish Fish of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Macropodusinae The Macropodusinae are a subfamily of fresh water, freshwater Anabantiformes, anabantiform fishes in the gourami Family (biology), family Osphronemidae, which includes the Macropodus, paradisefish, Betta, fighting fish and Parosphromenus, licorice gouramis. Like all members of the family, these are air breathing fishes that frequently inhabit oxygen poor environments hostile to other fishes (the licorice gouramies of ''Parosphromenus'' inhabit well-oxygenated, but extremely soft and acidic, blackwater streams). They are native to Asia, from Pakistan and India to the Malay Archipelago and north-easterly towards Korea. Many members are common aquarium fish; by far the most famous is the Siamese fighting fish, ''Betta splendens'' (note that the domesticated form is very likely a hybrid). Most (not all) of the 70+ betta species are paternal mouthbrooders; the remaining members of the subfamily are bubblenesters like most osphronemids. The subfamily was originally named Macropodinae bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]