Osphronemus
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Osphronemus is the only genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 within the subfamily Osphroneminae (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Osphronemidae). These fish are known as the giant gouramis.

The genus Osphronemus contains four species.
  • Elephant ear gourami, Osphronemus exodon
  • Giant gourami
    Giant gourami
    The Giant Gourami is a gourami, a freshwater fish belonging to the sub-family Osphroneminae in the family Osphronemidae. Some other larger members of this family are also occasionally or regionally referred to as "giant gouramis", including the banded gourami, Trichogaster fasciatus, and the three...

    , (Osphronemus goramy)
  • Giant red tail gourami, Osphronemus laticlavius
  • Osphronemus septemfasciatus
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