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Parosphromenus

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Parosphromenus
P. phoenicurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Subfamily: Macropodusinae
Genus: Parosphromenus
Bleeker, 1877
Type species
Osphromenus deissneri
Bleeker, 1859

Parosphromenus is a genus of gouramies native to freshwater in Southeast Asia.[1] All species are highly specialized peat swamp inhabitants native to southeast Asia, and the males are usually brightly colored in breeding dress; however, their need for soft, acidic water and live food prohibits the genus from becoming popular aquarium fish.

Species

The currently recognized species are:[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parosphromenus". FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. ^ Tan, Heok Hui; Grinang, Jongkar (2020). "Parosphromenus barbarae, a new species of Licorice Gourami from Sarawak, Borneo (Teleostei: Osphronemidae)". doi:10.26049/VZ70-3-2020-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Shi, W.; Guo, S.; Haryono, H.; Hong, Y.; Zhang, W. (2021). "Diagnoses of two new species of Parosphromenus (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Bangka Island and Kalimantan, Indonesia". Zootaxa. 5060 (1): 71–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5060.1.3. PMID 34811183. S2CID 240146825.
  4. ^ a b WENTIAN SHI, SHUJIE GUO, HARYONO HARYONO, YIJIANG HONG & WANCHANG ZHANG, 2021, Diagnoses of two new species of Parosphromenus (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Bangka Island and Kalimantan, Indonesia, Zootaxa, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5060.1.3