Trichopodus leerii, Pearl gourami : aquaculture, aquarium

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Trichopodus leerii (Bleeker, 1852)

Pearl gourami
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Trichogastrinae
Etymology: More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

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Asia: Malay Peninsula, Thailand and Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7050)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs in swamps and streams, usually among dense vegetation (Ref. 56749). Found in lowland swamps with acidic water (Ref. 57235). An air-breathing species (Ref. 118402). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 120 cm (Ref. 51539).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Male guards the bubble nest.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Roberts, T.R., 1989. The freshwater fishes of Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Mem. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14:210 p. (Ref. 2091)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A3c); Date assessed: 21 January 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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