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Macropodus erythropterus Freyhof & Herder, 2002 |
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photo by
Freyhof & Herder, 2002 |
| Family: | Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.51 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Viet Nam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 17; Anal soft rays: 13-17; Vertebrae: 29-29. Can be differentiated from its congeners by the following combination of characters: caudal fin forked; opercular spot pale or missing; spots and bars on dorsal and caudal-fin membranes brown, red in life; soft rays in unpaired fins pale brown; predorsal and subdorsal back reddish and body above anal fin base iridescent blue to green in life; body with 10-12 faint and inconspicuous dark bars; top of head and predorsal body without dark spots; posterior tip or margin of scales on body conspicuously darker than scales; distal part of first soft pelvic-fin ray red in life (Ref. 42924). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits small hill streams along heterogeneously structured shores with many overhanging shrubs and submerged roots (Ref. 42924). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 August 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||