''Anabas'' is a genus of

climbing gourami The Anabantidae are a family of ray-finned fish within the order Anabantiformes commonly called the climbing gouramies or climbing perches. The family includes about 34 species. As labyrinth fishes, they possess a labyrinth organ, a structure i ...

es native to southern and eastern

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. In the wild, ''Anabas'' species grow up to long. They inhabit both

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and

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. ''Anabas'' species possess a labyrinth organ, a structure in the fish's head which allows it to breathe atmospheric oxygen, so it can be out of water for an extended period of time (6–8 hr), hence its name from the Greek ''anabainein'' ‘walk up’, from ''ana-'' ‘up’ + ''bainein'' ‘go’. They are carnivorous, living on a diet of water invertebrates and their larvae, and - in contrast to most of their relatives - are scatter spawners with no parental care. Species are found in

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, including

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, and the

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Species

There are two recognized species in the genus Anabas: * '' Anabas cobojius'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic koi) * ''

Anabas testudineus The climbing perch (''Anabas testudineus'') is a species of amphibious freshwater fish in the family Anabantidae (the climbing gouramis). A labyrinth fish native to Far Eastern Asia, the fish inhabits freshwater systems from Pakistan, India, ...

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, 1792) (climbing perch)

References

Anabantidae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Hippolyte Cloquet {{anabantiformes-stub