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Zur Synonymie von Macropodus chinensis (Bloch, 1790) und M. opercularis (Linné, 1758) und zur Rehabilitation von M. ocellatus Cantor, 1842 (Pisces, Belontiidae)

1990; Wiley; Volume: 66; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/mmnz.19900660110

0373-8493

Hans‐Joachim Paepke,

Identification and Quantification in Food

On the Synonymy of Macropodus chinensis (Bloch, 1790) and M. opercularis (Linné, 1758) and the Rehabilitation of M. ocellatus Cantor, 1842 (Pisces, Belontiidae) The scientific name Macropodus chinensis (B LOCH , 1790) applied to the Roundtailed Paradisefish by M YERS (1932) is a junior synonym of Macropodus opercularis (L INNÉ , 1758), a related species with pronounced dark bars and a forked tail. This fact was clarified on the basis of the holotype of Chaetodon chinensis B LOCH , 1790 believed to be missing for a long time and now identified by the author. The correct scientific name for the Roundtailed Paradisefish should be Macropodus ocellatus C ANTOR , 1842. The two type specimens of this taxon, stored in the British Museum (Natural History), are described and a lectotype is selected.