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Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Macropodus: Greek, makros = great + Greek, pous, podos = foot (Ref. 45335); erythropterus: Named for its dorsal and caudal fins with red spots or bars in life; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Freyhof & Herder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical
Asia: Viet Nam.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 42924)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12 - 16; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 6 - 8; Épines anales: 17; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 17; Vertèbres: 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).
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits small hill streams along heterogeneously structured shores with many overhanging shrubs and submerged roots (Ref. 42924).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Freyhof, J. and F. Herder, 2002. Review of the paradise fishes of the genus Macropodus in Vietnam, with description of two species from Vietnam and southern China (Perciformes: Osphronemidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(2):147-167. (Ref. 42924)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.00683 - 0.04423), b=2.97 (2.75 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).