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Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Common names: 叉尾斗鱼, 叉尾鬥魚, 圆尾斗鱼
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Widely distributed from Yangtze basin to the south, on the Hainan Island (Ref. 42924). Recorded from Huanggang, Hanjiang, Xijiang, Beijiang river drainages and the Zhu Jiang delta (Ref. 45323, 89718). Also known from Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province and from Nanduhe river drainage and Linshui river drainage in Hainan Province (Ref. 45323); and Bosten Lake (Ref. 41093). Probably the existence in southern Mekong basin in Yunnan is partly the result of introductions (Ref. 42924). Also Ref. 1739, 43281, 85799.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hwang, H.C., P.C. Yueh and S.F. Yu, 1982
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Macropodus: Greek, makros = great + Greek, pous, podos = foot (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19.   Tropical; 16°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 30°N - 20°N, 102°E - 122°E

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