Croaking gourami

Not to be confused with Pygmy gourami (Trichopsis pumila), the "dwarf croaking gourami" or "green croaking gourami".

Croaking gourami
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Trichopsis
Species:
T. vittata
Binomial name
Trichopsis vittata
(G. Cuvier, 1831)
Red: extant , Light red: possibly extant
Synonyms[2]
  • Osphromenus vittatus G. Cuvier, 1831
  • Ctenops vittatus (G. Cuvier, 1831)
  • Trichopus striatus Bleeker, 1850
  • Trichopsis harrisi Fowler, 1934

The croaking gourami (Trichopsis vittata) is a species of small freshwater labyrinth fish of the gourami family. They are native to still waters in Southeast Asia and are distributed worldwide via the aquarium trade. Croaking gouramis are capable of producing a "croaking" noise using their pectoral fins.

  1. ^ Low, B.W. (2019). "Trichopsis vittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T187906A89805994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T187906A89805994.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Trichopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 December 2019.