Frail gourami
| Frail gourami | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Ctenops McClelland, 1845 |
| Species: | C. nobilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenops nobilis McClelland, 1845 | |
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The frail gourami (Ctenops nobilis) is a species of gourami native to eastern India and Bangladesh found in lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams with plentiful vegetation overgrowth. This species grows to a length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Vishwanath, W. 2010. Ctenops nobilis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Ctenops nobilis" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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