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  • Osphronemus goramy
  • Osphronemus goramy
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Scientific Name Osphronemus goramy  Lacepède, 1801
Common Name Riesen-Gurami (Germany)
Type Locality Mauritius, Mascarenes, introduced; Chine [China]; Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.
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Size 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: probably limited to Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Thailand and Indochina (Mekong basin). Has been introduced to several countries for aquaculture purposes. Apparently absent in Sarawak and presence in Sabah may be due to relatively late introductions.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3, pp 116, 117, Pl. 8 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2021 Jan 10 07:37 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 23:11)