Sphaerichthys
| Sphaerichthys | |
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| File:Sphaerichthys osphromenoides.jpg | |
| Sphaerichthys osphromenoides | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Luciocephalinae |
| Genus: | Sphaerichthys Canestrini, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860[1]
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Sphaerichthys is a genus of gouramis native to Southeast Asia known as chocolate gourami.[2] These species live mostly in blackwater rivers/swamps with acidic water. They have dark-light brownish hues with the exception being the female of S. vaillanti which can be dark reddish brown with green-dark blue/black stripes. They are shy fish that are hard to find because of their camouflage which when in action makes them look like a dead leaf floating along the river.
Species
[edit | edit source]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Sphaerichthys acrostoma Vierke, 1979 (Giant chocolate gourami)
- Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860 (Chocolate gourami)
- Sphaerichthys selatanensis Vierke, 1979 (Crossband chocolate gourami)
- Sphaerichthys vaillanti Pellegrin, 1930 (Valliant's chocolate gourami)
S. acrostoma, S. selatanesis, and S. vaillanti are found in Borneo (Kalimantan), while S. osphromenoides is found in Sumatra and Malaysia.
References
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