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Scientific Name	**Trichopodus microlepis** (Günther, 1861)
Common Names	Moonlight Gourami Mondschein-Gurami (Germany)
Type Locality	Cambodia.
Synonym(s)	Deschauenseeia chryseus, Osphromenus microlepis, Trichogaster microlepis, Trichopus parvipinnis
Species Information
Size	130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
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.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3, pp 385.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:49 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 11:31)