Osphronemus
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| Osphronemus | |
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| Osphronemus goramy | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Osphroneminae Bleeker, 1859 |
| Genus: | Osphronemus Lacepède, 1801 |
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Osphronemus is the only genus within the subfamily Osphroneminae (family Osphronemidae). These fish are known as the giant gouramis.
The genus Osphronemus contains four species.[1]
- Elephant ear gourami, Osphronemus exodon
- Giant gourami, (Osphronemus goramy)
- Giant red tail gourami, Osphronemus laticlavius
- Osphronemus septemfasciatus
