Osphronemus septemfasciatus

Osphronemus septemfasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Osphronemus
Species:
O. septemfasciatus
Binomial name
Osphronemus septemfasciatus
Ronerts, 1992
Red:extant , light red: possibly extant

Osphronemus septemfasciatus is a species of giant gourami, a type of Southeast Asian freshwater fish from the family Osphronemidae.[2] It is endemic to the island of Borneo where it is found in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, in Brunei, and the Indonesian provinces of West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan. It is found in large slow-flowing rivers where it prefers the main channels, although juveniles also occur in large tributaries near the main river.[1] Like its relatives, it is known to be an obligate air-breather.[2] The largest recorded specimen of O. septemfasciatus, which possibly also is the largest giant gourami, was caught in Sarawak and it was 72.4 cm (28.5 in) in standard length, 87.2 cm (34.3 in) in total length and 20.5 kg (45 lb) in weight.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Low, B.W. (2019). "Osphronemus septemfasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91311452A91311457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91311452A91311457.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osphronemus septemfasciatus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ Jongkar, G.; Nyanti, L. (2012). "Notes on the giant gourami Osphronemus septemfasciatus Roberts, 1992 (Perciformes: Osphronemidae) from Batang Kanowit in Sarawak, Malaysia". The Sarawak Museum Journal LXX. 91: 239–255.


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