Trichogaster
For the larger gouramis from Southeast Asia, see Trichopodus.
| Trichogaster | |
|---|---|
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| Dwarf gourami (T. lalia) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Anabantoidei |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Luciocephalinae |
| Genus: | Trichogaster Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Colisa fasciata Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trichogaster is a genus of gouramis native to South Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar.[1] Species of this genus are very popular in the aquarium trade.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1] (Note that while FishBase also includes the moonlight gourami in this genus, most other sources include it in the genus Trichopodus.)
- Trichogaster chuna (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Honey gourami)
- Trichogaster fasciata Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Banded gourami)
- Trichogaster labiosa F. Day, 1877 (Thick-lipped gourami)
- Trichogaster lalius (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Dwarf gourami)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Trichogaster in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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