Sphaerichthys osphromenoides – Chocolate Gourami ... | 水產百科網

DIET—Diet.Chieflyamicropredatorfeedingonsmallaquaticcrustaceans,worms,insectlarvaeandotherzooplankton.Itcanbealittlepickyinthe ...

Order: Perciformes Family: Osphronemidae[1][2]

Type locality is given simply as ‘Indies’ by Canestrini but this is by far the most widely distributed species[3] in the genus[4] being native[5] to much of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. In the latter records exist from throughout the Malaysian state of Sarawak and Indonesian province of West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat).

It’s also known from Singapore though this population[6] may now have been extirpated. Some populations exhibit differences in colouration, particularly in the unpaired fins[7] which may appear more blueish or reddish depending on population[8], and/or fin[9] morphology[10], with males of some forms possessing more deeply-forked[11] caudal[12] and/or more extended dorsal[13] and anal fins.

Mostly inhabits peat...