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  • Trichopodus microlepis
  • Trichopodus microlepis
  • Trichopodus microlepis
  • Trichopodus microlepis
  • Trichopodus microlepis
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Scientific Name Trichopodus microlepis  (Günther, 1861)
Common Names Moonlight Gourami
Mondschein-Gurami (Germany)
Type Locality Cambodia.
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Size 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: originally occurring in the Mekong in Cambodia and Viet Nam and Chao Phraya basins. Introduced in the Mekong basin in Thailand and expected in Laos. A popular aquarium species which appeared in Colombia because of escapes from aquarium rearing facilities.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3, pp 385.
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Last Update 2020 Dec 31 02:56 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 11:31)