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Captive bred gold form.

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Trichopodus trichopterus** (Pallas, 1770)
Common Names	Three-spot Gourami Blue Gourami, Gold Gourami, Golden Gourami, Opal-Fadenfisch (Germany), Opaline Gourami, Three Spot Gourami
Type Locality	Java, Indonesia; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; erroneous.
Synonym(s)	Colisa maculatus, Labrus trichopterus, Labrvs trichoptervs, Nemaphoerus maculosus, Osphromenus insulatus, Osphromenus siamensis, Osphromenus trichopterus, Osphromenus trichopterus cantoris, Osphromenus trichopterus koelreuteri, Osphronemus insulatus, Stethochaetus biguttatus, Trichogaster sumatranus, Trichogaster trichopterus, Trichopus pallasii, Trichopus sepat, Trichopus trichopterus
Species Information
Size	150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Mekong basin in Laos, Yunnan, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam; Southeast Asia. Introduced elsewhere.
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	Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 8), pp 45
Registered Keepers	There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:49 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 11:31)