Scientific Name	Macropodus opercularis   Pronounce			by: Po-Feng Lee
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	蓋斑鬥魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	絲足鱸科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F486　Osphronemidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	叉尾鬥魚
Max Length	6 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	臺灣鬥魚、三斑菩薩魚、三斑鬥魚、彩兔
Distribution in World	Taiwan、China	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle、South、East
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Asia
Synonyms	Chaetodon chinensis, Labrus opercularis, Macropodus chinensis, Macropodus ctenopsoides, Macropodus filamentosus, Macropodus venustus, Macropodus viridiauratus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；台灣淡水及河口魚圖鑑(周及高，2011)
Specimen List	ASIZP0064434. ASIZP0065755. ASIZP0072817. ASIZP0072818. ASIZP0074164. ASIZP0074511. ASIZP0801301. ASIZP0805488. ASIZP0805489. ASIZP0911301. ASIZP0915488. ASIZP0915489. BMNH1909.4.28.21. FMNH59123Holotype. mnhn1908-0187. mnhn1908-0188. mnhn1908-0189. NMMBP00675. NMMBP01966. NMMBP01977. NMMBP03941. NMMBP05380. NMMBP05567. NMMSTP00736. NMNSF00019. NMNSF00020. NMNSF00026. NMNSF00035. NMNSF00148. NMNSF00796. NMNSF01321. NMNSF01633. NTHUB02006. NTHUB02008. NTHUB02016. NTHUB02019. NTHUB02020. ...List all 73 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Paradisefish; Paradise Fish; Chinese fighting fish; Forktail fightingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist LC     2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::NT
Characteristic	Head large. Snout short. Mouth small, oblique and protractile; posterior end of upper jaw distant from anterior margin of eye, both upper and lower jaw with tiny teeth. Body laterally compressed. Scales moderately large. Dorsal fin rays：XII-XV,6-8; anal fin rays：XII-XX,12-15; vertebrae 27-29. Pelvic and posterior end of dorsal and anal fins elongated as filament in male; caudal fin forked, upper and lower lobs with filamentous extension; pelvic fin origin below pectoral fin origin. A conspicuously dark spot on posterior margin of operculum; 7-11 grayish vertical bands on reddish background; irregular blotches on top of head and predorsal body.
habitats	Inhabits any kind of slow running water, including paddy field, backwater of rivers, lakes, ponds and swamps. Can breath atmospheric air. Male builds bubble nests and mates below, the sinking eggs will be placed to nests by mouth. The young will be guarde
Distribution	East Asia, north to Yangtze basin, south to Taiwan, Hainan Island and north Vietnam. Used to wildly inhabited on lowlands of western Taiwan, however, this species is nearly extinct due to chemical pollution.
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