Colisa
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Trichogaster is a small genus of tropical or subtropical Asian freshwater
labyrinth fish of the gourami
family. Species of this genus are popular aquarium fishes. The specimens stocked in the hobby today include several color morphs as well as hybrids.
The name Trichogaster used to be used for the genus of larger south-east asian gouramis now called Trichopodus. The genus Trichogaster used to be called Colisa. This was however revised by recent taxonomy studies.
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
labyrinth fish of the gourami
Gourami
Gouramis are a family, Osphronemidae, of freshwater perciform fishes. The fish are native to Asia, from Pakistan and India to the Malay Archipelago and north-easterly towards Korea. The name "gourami" is also used for fish of the families Helostomatidae and Anabantidae. "Gouramis" is an example of...
family. Species of this genus are popular aquarium fishes. The specimens stocked in the hobby today include several color morphs as well as hybrids.
The name Trichogaster used to be used for the genus of larger south-east asian gouramis now called Trichopodus. The genus Trichogaster used to be called Colisa. This was however revised by recent taxonomy studies.
Species
- Trichogaster chuna (Hamilton, 1822); Honey gouramiHoney GouramiThe Honey Gourami , is a tropical labyrinth fish of the suborder Anabantoidei often bred and kept for aquaria.-Classification:...
- Trichogaster fasciata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801); Banded gourami
- Trichogaster labiosa (Day, 1877); Thick lipped gouramiThick lipped gouramiThe thick-lipped gourami Trichogaster labiosa is a small freshwater fish of the gourami family Osphronemidae and like other members of this group is noted for being able to breathe air using its labyrinth organ...
- Trichogaster lalius (Hamilton, 1822); Dwarf gouramiDwarf gouramiThe dwarf gourami, Trichogaster lalius , has an almost translucent blue color, with vertical red to dark orange stripes. In its native range it is dried for food, and it is also kept as an aquarium fish. It has become highly popular for aquaria.Dwarf gouramis from Singapore may carry dwarf gourami...