Chocolate gourami
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Restricted to peats . An air-breathing species . Male broods eggs in the mouth . Omnivorous.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Chocolate gourami is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Chocolate gourami is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
The female lays 20-40 eggs which the male incubates in its mouth for about 2 weeks .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 4.0 - 6.0; dH range: 0 - 4. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Chocolate gourami is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Chocolate gourami is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Chocolate gourami has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (generic fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
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🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Chocolate Gourami |
| 🌍CES | čichavec tmavohnědý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Almindelig chokoladegurami |
| 🇩🇪German | Malaiischer Gurami · Schokoladengurami |
| 🌍EPO | Ĉokolada Gourami |
| 🌍EST | Harilik šokolaadguraami · Kagu-Aasia šokolaad-ronikala |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Suklaarihmakala |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Gourami-chocolate |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Shokoladnyi gurami · Шоколадный гурами |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Gurami chocolate |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Chokladgurami |
| 🌍THA | ปลากระดี่ช็อกโกแลต · ปลากระดี่ช็อคโกแล็ต · ปลาแรดแคระ |
| 🌍UKR | Гурамі шоколадний |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 鋸蓋足鱸 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osphromenus malayanus | Duncker | 1904 | Synonym |
| Sphaerichthys malayanus | Duncker | 1904 | Synonym |
| Sphaerichthys osphromenoides osphromenoides | Canestrini | 1860 | Synonym |
| Sphaerichthys osphronemoides | Canestrini | 1860 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Chocolate gourami.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 13 records indexed .
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