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Croaking Gourami

Trichopsis vittata

Classification

The croaking gourami (Trichopsis vittata) is a species of freshwater labyrinth fish of the gourami family Osphronemidae. It is native to still waters in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Borneo and parts of Java island, but due to the aquarium trade, the fish has spread to other parts of Southeast Asia (like East Malaysia) and to other parts of the world. As the common name suggests, this species is capable of producing a "croaking" noise using its pectoral fins.

Distribution

Aqmal-Naser M, Ali NA, Azmi NU, Fahmi-Ahmad M, Rizal SA, Ahmad AB · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 22Brazil · 3Sweden · 2