Stats

Lifespan

4-6 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Pair

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

South Asia

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

The Dwarf Gourami is a brilliantly striped freshwater fish from South Asia, with males displaying vivid diagonal bands of turquoise-blue and red-orange. Like all gouramis, it can breathe atmospheric air through a labyrinth organ, allowing it to thrive in slow-moving, oxygen-poor waters.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling fry

   A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Anabantiformes

Family

Osphronemidae

Genus

Trichogaster

Species

Trichogaster lalius