Macropodus opercularis (sexual dimorphism)

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Osteichthyes • Classis: Actinopterygii • Subclassis: Neopterygii • Infraclassis: Teleostei • Superordo: Acanthopterygii • Ordo: Perciformes • Subordo: Anabantoidei • Familia: Osphronemidae • Subfamilia: Macropodusinae • Genus: Macropodus • Species: Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

• See the Macropodus opercularis category for all about the species.
• Sexual dimorphism: The male is of major size than the female, and with more intense coloration. Also, the male present filiform radioes in the back, caudal and anal fins.

Images

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  Macropodus opercularis pair. Female (left), male (right). See te long fins and the intense coloration in the male.
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  Macropodus opercularis pair. Female (left) and male (right).
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  Two males in display.
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  Two males fighting.
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  Macropodus opercularis male.
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  Macropodus opercularis male.

Movies

• Two males in display and fighting. A female, in flat second.