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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichogaster lalius (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Names | Dwarf Gourami Zwergfadenfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Brahmaputra River at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Colisa lalia, Colisa unicolor, Colisha lalius, Polyacanthus lalius, Trichopodus lalius |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 88mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. This is the smallest and most popular of the small gouramis which have been widely distributed outside of its native range. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Compatibility | Generally peaceful, but males do not tolerate conspecific males. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 120, 372 |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up T. lalius on Fishbase |
 | Look up T. lalius on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up T. lalius on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.633.3840 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Aug 08 10:20 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 11:27) |