| Family: |
Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae |
| Max. size: |
8.53 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal soft rays: 28-31; Vertebrae: 30-32. Characterized by having kidney-shaped black throat mark; dorsal and caudal transverse bars present; spotted opercle; opercle with black lower margin; subdorsal scale, mode 6 ½; postdorsal scales, mode12; anal fin rays, mode 29; and lateral scales, mode 31 (Ref. 56386). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in black-waters draining out from peat swamp forests. Also collected from a flooded peat swamp forest, among plant debris and logs in shallow tea-colored water, with a pH of 4.1 (Ref. 30225). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 05 January 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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