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Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Parosphromenus: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, osphromenos, osphrainomai = to smell (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: F H Deissner was a local Officer of Health in Indonesia. He made a collection of fish from the island of Banka (Bangka) which he sent to Bleeker. There appears to be nothing more recorded about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 5.6 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)
Asia: known only from Bangka, Indonesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 33108)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12 - 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 5 - 6; Spine anali: 12 - 13; Raggi anali molli: 8 - 11. In males, the pale subdistal band on the caudal fin incomplete, interrupted posteriorly, constituting a series of oval pale spots on the fin membrane while the rays are dark pigmented.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits slow flowing creeks among vegetation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Male protects eggs inside caves.
Kottelat, M. and P.K.L. Ng, 1998. Parosphromenus bintan, a new osphronemid fish from Bintan and Bangka islands, Indonesia, with redescription of P. deissneri. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(3):263-272. (Ref. 33108)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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