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| Scientific Name | Pseudosphromenus cupanus (Cuvier, 1831) |
| Common Names | Spike-tailed Paradisefish "Schwarzer" Spitzschwanzmacropode (Germany), Brown Spike-tailed Paradisefish |
| Type Locality | Arian-Coupang River, Puducherry, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Macropodus cupanus, Macropodus cupanus cupanus, Polyacanthus cupanus, Psedosphronemus cupanus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. Reported from Bangladesh. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7, pp 357 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. cupanus on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. cupanus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. cupanus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.623.3833 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 11:18) |