Gouramy

	Gouramy Gouramis, or gouramies , are a group of fresh water, freshwater Anabantiformes, anabantiform fishes that comprise the family (biology), family Osphronemidae. The fish are native to Asia—from the Indian Subcontinent to Southeast Asia and northeasterly towards Korea. The name "gourami", of Indonesian language, Indonesian origin, is also used for fish of the families Helostomatidae and Anabantidae. Many gouramis have an elongated, feeler-like ray at the front of each of their pelvic fins. All living species show parental care until fry are free swimming: some are mouthbrooders, like the Krabi mouth-brooding betta (''Betta Simplex''), and others, like the Siamese fighting fish (''Betta splendens''), build bubble nests. Currently, about 133 species are recognised, placed in four subfamilies and about 15 Genus, genera. The name Polyacanthidae has also been used for this family. Some fish now classified as gouramis were previously placed in family Anabantidae. The subfamily Belontiin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dwarf Gourami The dwarf gourami (''Trichogaster lalius'') is a species of gourami native to South Asia. Distribution and habitat The dwarf gourami is native to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. However, it has also been widely distributed outside of its native range. It inhabits slow-moving waters in rivulets, streams and lakes, occurring in areas with plentiful vegetation. Appearance and anatomy This species can reach a length of TL. Male dwarf gouramis in the wild have diagonal stripes of alternating blue and red colors; females are a silvery color. Besides the difference in color, the sex can be determined by the dorsal fin. The male's dorsal fin is pointed, while the female's is rounded or curved. They carry touch-sensitive cells on their thread-like pelvic fins. Dwarf gouramis sold in fish stores may also be solid colors (e.g., powder blue dwarf gourami or red flame variety) which are nothing but captive bred color morphs of the same species. Similar to the archerfish, the dwarf gourami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bubble Nest Bubble nests, also called foam nests, are created by some fish and frog species as floating masses of bubbles blown with an oral secretion, saliva bubbles, and occasionally aquatic plants. Fish that build and guard bubble nests are known as aphrophils. Aphrophils include gouramis (including ''Betta'' species) and the synbranchid eel ''Monopterus alba'' in Asia, ''Microctenopoma'' ( Anabantidae), ''Polycentropsis'' (Nandidae), and '' Hepsetus odoe'' (the only member of Hepsetidae) in Africa, and callichthyines and the electric eel in South America. Most, if not all, fish that construct floating bubble nests live in tropical, oxygen-depleted standing waters. Osphronemidae, containing the Bettas and Gouramies, are the most commonly recognized family of bubble nest makers, though some members of that family mouthbrood instead. The nests are constructed as a place for fertilized eggs to be deposited while incubating and guarded by one or both parents (usually solely the male) until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sphaerichthys ''Sphaerichthys'' is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia known as chocolate gourami. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Sphaerichthys acrostoma'' Vierke, 1979 (Giant chocolate gourami) * '' Sphaerichthys osphromenoides'' Canestrini, 1860 (Chocolate gourami) * ''Sphaerichthys selatanensis ''Sphaerichthys selatanensis'', sometimes known as the crossband chocolate gourami, is a species of gourami. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the Kalimantan region of Borneo in Indonesia. The species reaches 4 cm (1.6 inches) in Fish meas ...'' Vierke, 1979 (Crossband chocolate gourami) * '' Sphaerichthys vaillanti'' Pellegrin, 1930 (Valliant's chocolate gourami) References Luciocephalinae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Giovanni Canestrini {{Anabantiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]