Three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus)

Scientific name: Trichopodus trichopterus Pallas, 1770

The Three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus) is a freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 22–28°C (72–82°F). Native range: Asia, Mekong basin in Laos, Yunnan, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam; Southeast Asia. Introduced elsewhere.

Three spot gourami care at a glance

Temperature: 22–28°C (72–82°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-10; Anal spines: 9 - 12; Anal soft rays: 30 - 38. Color in life brown; shoulders with irregular dark marks, yellowish on opercles and thorax; median fins and pectorals brown, ventrals yellowish. Mouth very small, very oblique, upper jaw vertical and somewhat protractile, lower jaw prominent. Scales of moderate size, irregularly arranged. Lateral line curved, irregular. Caudal fin slightly emarginate or truncate. With 8-9 dorsal-fin branched rays; 33-38 branched anal-fin rays; black spot in middle of side and at caudal-fin base. Body with numerous narrow irregular oblique bars.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Trichopodus trichopterus
Family: Osphronemidae (Gouramies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 15.0
Common length: 10.0
Environment: Freshwater;; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19 benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Asia: Mekong basin in Laos, Yunnan, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam; Southeast Asia. Introduced elsewhere.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: highly commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm