MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF GENUS MACROPODUS LACÉPÈDE, 1801 IN GIANH RIVER IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM

Ho Anh TUAN, Ngo Xuan QUANG*, Laurentia UNGUREANU**, Dumitru BULAT** Vinh University, Moldova State University *Institute of Tropical Biology – Ho Chi Minh city – Vietnam **Academy of sciences of Moldova – Institute of zoology

Abstract

Analysis and identification of 57 specimens of genus Macropodus Lacépède collected from Gianh River in Quang Binh province in north center region Vietnam. We have classified three species: Macropodus erythropterus (Frey. & Her., 2002), Macropodus opercularis (Linneaeus, 1758), Macropodus spechti (Schreitmüller, 1936) was first discovered in the study area and north center region Vietnam. Keywords: Macropodus erythropterus, Macropodus opercularis, Macropodus spechti, Phong Nha – Ke Bang, Classification, Vietnam, Gianh river, Quang Binh.