Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller, 1936

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Osphronemidae \| Macropodusinae
Synonyms	Macropodus opercularis spechti, Macropodus opercularis concolor, Macropodus concolor, ... more
Common names	Schwarzer Makropode, Svart Makropod, Sort paradisfisk, ... more

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Main reference

Freyhof, J. and F. Herder. 2002. (Ref. 42924)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 5.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42924)

Environment

Pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 20

Climate / Range

Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 13371)

Asia: Viet Nam.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 9; Anal spines: 17; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14; Vertebrae: 28 - 30. Differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: caudal fin forked; opercular spot pale or missing; body without dark bars or with 4-12 faint and inconspicuous dark bars on pale brown to dark greyish background in preserved and live specimens; top of head and predorsal body without dark spots or saddle-like blotches; posterior tip or margin of scales on head and body conspicuously darker than scales; distal part of first soft pelvic-fin ray red in life; spots and bars on dorsal and caudal-fin membranes black; posterior dorsal-fin membranes and caudal-fin membranes blue in life; filamentous caudal-fin rays with white or black posterior extremity (Ref. 42924).

Found in all kinds of hill stream habitats and along diverse structured margins or backwaters of large rivers, as well as in small streams and irrigation channels on farmland (Ref. 42924).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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