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Bony fish

Paradisefish

Macropodus opercularis

Also known as: Chinese Fightingfish, Forktail Fightingfish, Fork-tailed Paradisefish, Paradise Gourami, Roundtail Paradisefish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2012
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@Thepreston177 · n/a, United Kingdom · June 20181 / 1
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Overview

Found over stagnant waters of lowland channels, farmland, and backwaters, of rivers and streams.
Widespread Asia

Popular in the aquarium trade. These fish can vary greatly in colour.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spotsstripes
Fins & Tail
filament fins

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found over stagnant waters of lowland channels, farmland, and backwaters, of rivers and streams.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnabantiformes
    5. familyOsphronemidae
    6. genusMacropodus
    7. speciesMacropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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