pectoralis, Trichopodus Regan [C. T.] 1910:784, Pl. 79 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 9 Nov. 1909); ref. 14593] Malay Peninsula; Thailand; Singapore. Syntypes: (6) BMNH 1862.11.1.232-233 (2). •Valid as Trichogaster pectoralis (Regan 1910) -- (Vierke 1986:117 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:163 [ref. 36453], Pethiyagoda 1991:269 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1009 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:164 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:249 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:216 [ref. 22772], Wakiyama et al. 1997:100 [ref. 25519], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2001:160 [ref. 25780], Tan & Ng 2005:132 [ref. 28283], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:166 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:195 [ref. 28285]). •Synonym of Trichopodus cantoris (Günther 1861) -- (Paepke 2009:59 [ref. 30200]). •Valid as Trichopodus pectoralis Regan 1910 -- (Paepke 2009:143 [ref. 30602], Low & Lim 2012:88 [ref. 32302], Kottelat 2013:457 [ref. 32989], Low et al. 2014:73 [ref. 33509], Miesen et al. 2016:96 [ref. 34492], Sulaiman et al. 2018:37 [ref. 35802], Ng et al. 2019:535 [ref. 36606], Taki et al. 2021:407 [ref. 39830], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39245], Ahmad et al. 2023:129 [ref. 41243], Jamandre 2023:159 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Trichopodus pectoralis Regan 1910. Osphronemidae: Trichogastrinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Borneo). Introduced in Indonesia and the Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.