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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 85 Edible 🎣 4 Game Fish ⚠️ 1 Venomous

Anabantiformes

Families
6
Species
277
Max Length
183 cm
Max Weight
30.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.32
Threatened
13

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Anabantiformes
Family
Osphronemidae
Family
Anabantidae
Family
Channidae
Family
Badidae
+2 more
Families

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
13 spp.
United States
12 spp.
Colombia
8 spp.
Indonesia
8 spp.
India
8 spp.
Brazil
6 spp.
Philippines
6 spp.
China
6 spp.
Thailand
5 spp.
Cambodia
4 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
10 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
276
🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
EN
CR
DD
Least Concern 79
Near Threatened 11
Vulnerable 24
Endangered 33
Critically Endangered 16
Data Deficient 48