Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder, 2002
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Macropodus hongkongensis is a species of paradise fish (Macropodus) endemic to southern China. This species was first discovered in Hong Kong, but later was found in other areas of southern China. It is found in mountainous regions as well as lowland habitats. This species grows to a length of more than 10 cm.
Like other Macropodus, M. hongkongensis is popular among Chinese fish keepers and is called "Hong Kong black paradise fish (Traditional Chinese:香港黑叉尾鬥魚 or HK黑). This fish is easy to keep and breed in aquariums but has a reputation for being unusually aggressive.
Wikipedia contributors, Macropodus hongkongensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:06:54.768791+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder, 2002
- Name authority
- Freyhof & Herder, 2002
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Genus
- Macropodus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnabantiformes
- suborderAnabantoidei
- familyOsphronemidae van der Hoeven, 1832
- subfamilyMacropodusinae Hoedeman, 1948
- genusMacropodus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesMacropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder, 2002
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Macropodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Macropodus baviensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropodus erythropterus Freyhof & Herder, 2002 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropodus oligolepis Nguyen, Ngo & Nguyen, 2005 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropodus phongnhaensis Ngô, Nguyen & Nguyen, 2005 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller, 1936 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropodus lineatus Nguyen, Ngo & Nguyen, 2005 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropodus ocellatus Cantor, 1842 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Freyhof, J., & Herder, F. (2002). Review of the paradise fishes of the genus Macropodus in Vietnam, with description of two new species from Vietnam and southern China (Perciformes: Osphronemidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3X8LY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.