''Trichopodus'' (formerly included in ''
Trichogaster''
) is a genus of tropical
freshwater
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labyrinth fish of the
gourami
Gouramis, or gouramies , are a group of fresh water, freshwater Anabantiformes, anabantiform fish that comprise the family (biology), family Osphronemidae. The fish are native to Asia—from the Indian Subcontinent to Southeast Asia and northeas ...
family found in
Southeast Asia
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. Gouramis of the genus ''Trichopodus'' are closely related to those of ''Trichogaster'' (formerly ''Colisa''); species of both genera have long, thread-like pelvic fins (known as "feelers" in the aquarium trade) used to sense the environment. However, ''Trichopodus'' species have shorter dorsal fin base and, when sexually mature, are much larger, with the largest, the
snakeskin gourami (''T. pectoralis''), capable of reaching a length of over .
[Pinter, H. (1986). Labyrinth Fish. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., ]
Along with the ''Trichogaster'' species, ''Trichopodus'' gouramis are popular in the aquarium trade. The
three spot gourami (''T. trichopterus''), with its several aquarium variants, each known by a different trade name, is perhaps the most common aquarium gourami. ''Trichopodus'' species are also used as food fish in its native range.
The
snakeskin gourami, in particular, is one of the top five
aquacultured freshwater fish in
Thailand
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.
Etymology
The name ''Trichopodus'' is composed of the
Ancient Greek
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words θρίξ (''thríx'') which means hair and πούς (''poús'') which means foot.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Trichopodus cantoris''
Günther 1861
* ''
Trichopodus leerii''
Bleeker, 1852 (Pearl gourami)
* ''
Trichopodus microlepis''
Günther, 1861 (Moonlight gourami)
* ''
Trichopodus pectoralis''
Regan, 1910 (Snakeskin gourami)
* ''
Trichopodus poptae''
Low
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, H. H. Tan & Britz
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History
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, 2014 [Low, B.W., Tan, H.H. & Britz, R. (2014): Trichopodus poptae, a new anabantoid fish from Borneo (Teleostei: Osphronemidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (1): 69-77''.]
* ''
Trichopodus trichopterus''
(Pallas
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* Pa ...
, 1770) (Three spot gourami)
References
Luciocephalinae
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède
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