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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Anabantiformes
Family:
Osphronemidae
Subfamily:
Macropodusinae
Genus:
Macropodus
Species:
opercularis
Common:
Paradisefish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
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Regions:
Pacific, Northwest
Africa - Inland Waters
Asia - Inland Waters
Bischof, C. 1996. Diversity in Agonistic Behavior of Croaking Gouramis (Trichopsis vittata, T. schalleri, and T. pumila; Anabantoidei) and the Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis; Anabantoidei). Aggressive Behavior, 22(6): 447-455.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Protasov, V. R., Romanenko, E. V. 1962. [Sounds Emitted by Some Fish, and Their Signal Importance]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 41(10): 1516-1528.