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Osphronemidae

10 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Osphronemidae

Osphronemus goramy Lacepède, 1801

Osphronemus goramy, the giant gourami, is a large Southeast Asian freshwater fish valued as food and used for aquatic weed control.

Betta splendens Regan, 1910

Betta splendens, or Siamese fighting fish, is a popular adaptable freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia with unique breeding behavior.

Betta pugnax (Cantor, 1849)

Betta pugnax, the Penang betta, is a widespread Southeast Asian mouthbrooding wild betta with distinct physical and behavioral traits.

Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Macropodus opercularis, the paradise fish, is a popular East Asian freshwater ornamental gourami with bubble-nesting breeding behavior.

Macropodus ocellatus Cantor, 1842

Macropodus ocellatus Cantor, 1842 is a fish that reaches 5–8 cm in total length, smaller than two related Macropodus species.

Macropodus hongkongensis Freyhof & Herder, 2002

Macropodus hongkongensis, the Hong Kong black paradise fish, is an endemic Chinese paradise fish popular in aquariums.

Trichopsis vittata (Cuvier, 1831)

Trichopsis vittata, the croaking gourami, is native to Southeast Asian still waters, with an introduced breeding population in Florida.

Trichopodus leerii (Bleeker, 1852)

Trichopodus leerii, the pearl gourami, is a freshwater fish native to Southeast Asian lowland acidic swamps, with distinct color patterns and sexual dimorphism.

Trichopodus pectoralis Regan, 1910

Trichopodus pectoralis (snakeskin gourami) is a labyrinth fish native to Southeast Asian river basins with a characteristic dark lateral band.

Trichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770)

Trichopodus trichopterus, the three spot gourami, is an Asian freshwater fish common in aquaculture and the aquarium trade.

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