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Roundtail paradisefish

Macropodus ocellatus Cantor, 1842

Status not recordedbony fish

The roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the roundtail paradisefish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the roundtail paradisefish live?

Not recorded

Is the roundtail paradisefish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the roundtail paradisefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusMacropodus
  7. SpeciesMacropodus ocellatus Cantor, 1842

Synonyms Polyacanthus paludosus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Round-tailed paradisefishEnglish
  • rájovec okatýCzech
  • ChinamakropodeGerman
  • チョウセンブナJapanese
  • 버들붕어Korean
  • wielkopłetw okrągłoogonowyPolish
  • Peixe-paraíso-oceladoPortuguese
  • Китайский макроподRussian
  • Макропод круглохвостийUkrainian
  • Fa sau gunCantonese
  • 圆尾斗鱼Chinese
  • RundschwanzmakropodeGerman
  • TeichmakropodeGerman
  • Tin tong ueCantonese
  • Tong kam peiCantonese
  • Tsung gok dau ueCantonese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roundtail paradisefish

Other species in the same genus Macropodus.

LC, Least Concern
Paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)

Paradise fish

Macropodus opercularis

Osphronemidae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the roundtail paradisefish?

The roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus) belongs to the family Osphronemidae in the order Anabantiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roundtail-paradisefish

MLA

“Roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roundtail-paradisefish.

BibTeX
@misc{roundtail_paradisefish_2026,
  title = {Roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roundtail-paradisefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}