Banded gourami
📖 Overview
Obligate air-breathing ; Occurs in large rivers, estuaries, ditches, ponds and lakes, generally preferring weedy environment . An air-breathing species .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 14; Anal spines: 15 - 18; Anal soft rays: 14 - 19; Vertebrae: 27. Body elongate and strongly compressed. Mouth small, slightly protrusible; upper lip papillose, especially in old males. Preorbital serrate in young specimen. Color greenish with oblique orange or bluish bars descending downwards and backwards from the back to the anal fin. Vertical fins with alternating dark and pale spots or bars; the anal fin often with a red margin.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Banded gourami is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Banded gourami is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Male defends the bubble-nest. Lays 500-600 eggs.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 4 - 15. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Animals · Animal |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Dyreriget |
| 🇩🇪German | Tiere |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | eläimet |
| 🇫🇷French | Animaux |
| 🌍GLA | ainmhidh · ainmhidhean · beathach · beathaichean |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | 動物界 |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | dieren |
| 🌍NNO | dyreriket |
| 🌍NOB | dyreriket |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Animal |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | flercelliga djur · djur |
| 🌍UKR | Тварини |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 25 records indexed .
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