Macropodus

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Paradise fish female and male 02.jpg

| image_caption = A pair of Macropodus opercularis

| taxon = Macropodus

| authority = Lacépède, 1801

| type_species = Macropodus viridiauratus

| type_species_authority = Lacépède, 1801{{Cof record|genid=498|title=Macropodus|access-date=17 December 2019}}

| synonyms =

• Pseudobetta Richter, 1981
• Pedites Gistel, 1848

| synonyms_ref = {{Cof family|family=Osphronemidae|access-date=17 December 2019}}

}}

Macropodus is a genus of small to medium-sized labyrinth fish native to freshwater habitats in eastern Asia. Most species are restricted to southern China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Vietnam, but M. opercularis occurs as far north as the Yangtze basin, and M. ocellatus occurs north to the Amur River, as well as in Japan and Korea. In China, they are often used for fights, so they are named Chinese bettas because of their similarity to the genus Betta. A few species in the genus are regularly seen in the aquarium trade, and M. opercularis has been introduced to regions far outside its native range.SeriouslyFish: [http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/macropodus-opercularis/ Macropodus opercularis.] Retrieved 16 July 2014.