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Osphronemidae
paradise fish
Macropodus opercularis
Osphronemid Fish of Chinese Seas
- Cross-climate
- Subtropical
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Small
- Tropical fish
Cross-climate
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Smallparadise fish is a freshwater fish found around Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 6.7 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Genus
- Macropodus
- Maximum length
- 6.7 cm
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Asia: China, from Yangtze basin to the south, on Hainan Island, in Taiwan, north Viet Nam; introduced to the tropical and subtropical world (Ref. 42924 ). Very popular with aquarists and has been widely transported around the world.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
