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Order : Anabantiformes
Family : OSPHRONEMIDAE
Species : Trichopodus trichopterus
Maximum length (excluding tail fin) : 15 cm
Common length (excluding tail fin) : 10 cm
(Fishbase, 2026)
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Trichopodus
trichopterus (Three-spot Gouramy) occurs in a variety of aquatic
habitats including slow forest streams, freshwater swamps and
lakes.
It is identified by the
arrangement of spots - one at the base of the tail, another in mid-flank,
and the third being the eye. The fins are attractively patterned with lines
and speckles, particularly the tail fin. The mouth is small, and it feeds on
plankton, tiny insects and the larvae of crustaceans.
This species is widely
distributed in Southeast Asia including Thailand, Indochina, Peninsular
Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines.
Figs 1 and 2 : Two examples in a rural pond and
open-country stream, Singapore.
Fig 3 : A shoal of Trichopodus trichopterus in an open-country
pond near Gunung Lang, Ipoh, Peninsular Malaysia.
Fig 4 : Trichopodus trichopterus in a stream
issuing from a freshwater swamp in Johor, Peninsular
Malaysia.
References :
Ho Jonathan K. I., Sorain J. Ramchunder, Andrew Memory, Meryl Theng, Li
Tianjiao, Esther Clews, Cai Yixiong, Tan Heok Hui & Darren C. J. Yeo.
(2016). A Guide to the Freshwater Fauna of Nee Soon Swamp Forest.
Singapore: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum & Tropical Marine
Science Institute, National University of Singapore. 139 pp.
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