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Scientific Name | Trichopodus microlepis (Günther, 1861) |
Common Names | Moonlight Gourami Mondschein-Gurami (Germany) |
Type Locality | Cambodia. |
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. |
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. |
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Last Update | 2020 Dec 31 02:56 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 11:31) |