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Macropodus ocellatus in Hong Kong
Roundtail paradisefish

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Macropodus ocellatus   Cantor, 1842
Family:	Osphronemidae (Gouramies) , subfamily: Macropodusinae			picture (Maoce_u0.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Roundtail paradisefish
Max. size:	6.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 42924)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 7.5; dH range: 5 - 25 ; depth range - 0 m
Climate:	temperate; 15 - 22°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: China, Japan and Korea between the rivers Zhujiang (Pearl river) and Heilongjiang (River Amur). Europe: occurrence in the Russian part of Amur basin is probably the result of introductions. Many authors refer to this species by its old name Macropodus chinensis, but see Ref. 42237.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 12-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-9; Anal spines: 15-20; Anal soft rays: 7-15; Vertebrae: 27-29. Caudal fin rounded; lower margin of preorbital weakly serrated, embedded under skin (Ref. 559). Stripe crossing eye not connecting spot on posterior projection of opercle with eye; posterior dorsal-fin rays filamentous behind vertical of posterior anal-fin rays in adults; 6-13 gill rakers on ceratobranchial of first arch; posterior tip of margin of scales on body not darker than scales (Ref. 42924).
Biology:	Biology similar to Macropodus opercularis
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Freyhof, J. and F. Herder. 2002. (Ref. 42924)
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Hong Kong country information
Common names:	Fa sau gun, Chinese fighting fish, Paradise fish, Tin tong ue, Tong kam pei, Tsung gok dau ue		Ref:  Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Status:	questionable		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurrence of this species in Hong Kong is erroneous (Chan, pers. comm.).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hk.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
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	Modified:  Sampang, Arlene G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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