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Osphronemus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Osphronemidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Osphronemus

Rank
  
Genus

Osphronemus giant gourami Osphronemus goramy FactSheet

Subfamily
  
OsphroneminaeBleeker, 1859

Similar
  
Giant gourami, Gourami, Osphronemus laticlavius, Moonlight gourami, Trichopsis

Giant gourami osphronemus goramy


Osphronemus is a genus of gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Osphroneminae. These fish are known as the giant gouramis and are native to Southeast Asia, with O. exodon from the Mekong basin, O. laticlavius and O. septemfasciatus from Borneo, while O. goramy is relatively widespread. The last species has also been introduced outside its native range and is farmed for food. As suggested by their English name, they are by far the largest gouramis, reaching 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in length depending on the exact species involved.

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Osphronemus goramy giant gourami


Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Osphronemus Giant gourami Wikipedia

  • Osphronemus exodon T. R. Roberts, 1994 (Elephant ear gourami)
  • Osphronemus goramy Lacépède, 1801 (Giant gourami)
  • Osphronemus laticlavius T. R. Roberts, 1992 (Giant red tail gourami)
  • Osphronemus septemfasciatus T. R. Roberts, 1992


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    References

    Osphronemus Wikipedia