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Luciocephalinae
Luciocephalinae is a subfamily of the gourami Family (biology), family Osphronemidae. The members of this subfamily differ from the other groups within the gourami family by having a reduced number of rays supporting the branchiostegal membrane, five rather than six, and in the possession of a median process of the basioccipital which reaches the first vertebra and which has an attachment to the Baudelot's ligament. Genera The fifth edition of ''Fishes of the World'' places five genera and thirteen species in the subfamily Luciocephalinae, other authorities place one or two other genera in the subfamily but ''Fishes of the World'' treats these under a separate subfamily, the Trichogastrinae. The genera within the Luciocephalinae are: * ''Luciocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1851) * ''Sphaerichthys'' (Giovanni Canestrini, Canestrini, 1860) * ''Ctenops'' (John McClelland (doctor), McClelland, 1845) * ''Parasphaerichthys'' (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929) * ''Trichopodus'' (Bernard Germain de Lacépè ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichogastrinae
''Trichogaster'' is a genus of gouramis native to South Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Trichogastrinae as set out in the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'', although that book states that there are two genera, the other being ''Colisa'' which is treated as a synonym of Trichogaster by Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes. Fishbase also places the genus in the Luciocephalinae. Species of this genus are very popular in the aquarium trade. Etymology The name ''Trichogaster'' comes from the Ancient Greek words θρίξ (''thríx'') which means hair and Ancient Greek γαστήρ (''gastḗr'') which means stomach, a reference to the single long, hair-like ray in their pelvic fins. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Trichogaster chuna'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Honey gourami) * '' Trichogaster fasciata'' Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include: A *Adele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciocephalus
''Luciocephalus'' is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au .... Both are extremely specialized niche predators native to parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam; in addition, both species - like a number of other osphronemid genera - are paternal mouthbrooders. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Luciocephalus aura'' H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 * '' Luciocephalus pulcher'' ( J. E. Gray, 1830) (Pikehead) References Luciocephalinae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Anabantiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 northeasterly towards Korea. The name "gourami", of Indonesian language, Indonesian origin from Sundanese language, Sundanese word the name "gurame", 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 previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichopodus
''Trichopodus'' (formerly included in '' Trichogaster'') is a genus of tropical freshwater labyrinth fish of the gourami family found in Southeast Asia. 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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasphaerichthys
''Parasphaerichthys'' is a genus of gouramies known only from streams and freshwater pools in the Irrawaddy basin of Myanmar. They are the small gouramies that, depending on the exact species, reach up to in length. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Parasphaerichthys lineatus'' Britz Britz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Neukölln. History The village of ''Britzig'' was first mentioned in 1273. It was incorporated by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act. It is known for being the sit ... & Kottelat, 2002 * '' Parasphaerichthys ocellatus'' Prashad & Mukerji, 1929 (Eyespot gourami) References Luciocephalinae * Freshwater fish genera {{Anabantiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenops
The frail gourami (''Ctenops nobilis'') or noble gourami is a mouth brooding species of gourami native to northeastern India and Bangladesh . This species grows to a length of . It is only seldom found in the aquarium trade, courtesy of its extreme sensitivity to shipping stress and high levels of aggression. This species is the only known member of its genus. Growth habits As these fish grow as juveniles, socialization is shown, but as maturity is reached, then their entire personalities flip upside down with high levels of aggression to others of their kind and potentially other fish as well. Life cycle Females of this species have a more slimmer head and jaw shape compared to males. Males have a rounder jaw for mouth brooding (carrying eggs in mouth). The ritual can last for many hours. The female, after laying the eggs, diligently collects every one of them and expels them from her mouth for the male to hold with his anal fin and place in his mouth. They continue th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerichthys
''Sphaerichthys'' is a genus of gouramis native to Southeast Asia known as chocolate gourami. These species live mostly in blackwater rivers/swamps with acidic water. They have dark-light brownish hues with the exception being the female of S. vaillanti which can be dark reddish brown with green-dark blue/black stripes. They are shy fish that are hard to find because of their camouflage which when in action makes them look like a dead leaf floating along the river. 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'' Vierke, 1979 (Crossband chocolate gourami) * '' Sphaerichthys vaillanti'' Pellegrin, 1930 (Valliant's chocolate gourami) S. acrostoma, S. selatanesis, and S. vaillanti are found in Borneo (Kalimantan), while S. osphromenoides is found in Sumatra and Malaysia Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Germain De Lacépède
Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède (; 26 December 17566 October 1825) was a French natural history, naturalist and an active freemason. He is known for his contribution to the Comte de Buffon's great work, the ''Histoire Naturelle''. Biography Lacépède was born at Agen in Guienne. His education was carefully conducted by his father, and the early perusal of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Buffon's Natural History (''Histoire naturelle, Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière'') awakened his interest in that branch of study, which absorbed his chief attention. His leisure he devoted to music, in which, besides becoming a good performer on the piano and organ, he acquired considerable mastery of composition, two of his operas (which were never published) meeting with the high approval of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gluck; in 1781–1785 he also brought out in two volumes his ''Poétique de la musique''. Meantime h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McClelland (doctor)
John McClelland or M'Clelland (1805 – 31 July 1883) was a British medical doctor with interests in natural history, who worked for the East India Company in India and Burma. He served as a temporary curator of the museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal just before a permanent curator was found in Edward Blyth. McClelland is thought to have been born in Ireland, studied medicine and was admitted member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1828. He entered the service of the East India Company in the Bengal Medical Service on 7th April 1830. In 1835 he was sent on a mission (Tea Committee) to identify if tea could be grown in north-eastern India along with Nathaniel Wallich and William Griffith. This mission ran into troubles with the members of the group clashing with each other. McClelland was appointed 1836 as the secretary of the "Coal Committee", the forerunner of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), formed to explore possibilities to exploit Indian coal. He was the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Canestrini
Giovanni Canestrini (26 December 1835 – 14 February 1900) was an Italian naturalist and biologist and translator who was a native of Revò. Career He initially studied in Gorizia and Meran, then furthered his education in natural sciences at the University of Vienna. From 1862 to 1869, he was a lecturer at the University of Modena, and in 1869 became a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Padua. In 1862 he founded the ''Società dei Naturalisti Modenesi'' (Modena Society of Naturalists), and in 1871, the ''Società Veneto-Trentina di Scienze Naturali'' (Trento-Venetian Society of Natural Sciences). He is credited with establishment of the bacteriology laboratory at Padua. Canestrini made contributions in several biological disciplines, performing important research in the field of acarology. He was an advocate of Darwinism, and was responsible for translating Darwin's works. In 1864, he was the first to translate Darwin's ''On the Origin of Species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciocephalus Pulcher
''Luciocephalus pulcher'', the pikehead, giant pikehead or crocodile pikehead, is a species of gourami native to the Malaya Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is a yellowish-brown fish with dark brown longitudinal bands and stripes, and can reach a length of SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade, where it is notoriously difficult to keep; they require extremely soft, acidic water and seldom eat dead foods. Habitat It can be found in a variety of habitats like flooded forests, streams, and peat swamps, especially in areas with plentiful vegetation. Behavior Compared to most gouramies, it is a highly specialized ambush predator that spends most of its time lying motionless near plants or other cover for potential prey to approach; when it does attack a potential meal (usually a smaller fish), it is able to extend its jaw to about one-third of its body length, allowing it to successfully prey upon fishes almost half of its own length. Like several closely rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
