| Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae |
| 6.51 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Viet Nam. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 17; Anal soft rays: 13-17; Vertebrae: 29-29. Can be differentiated from its congeners by the following combination of characters: caudal fin forked; opercular spot pale or missing; spots and bars on dorsal and caudal-fin membranes brown, red in life; soft rays in unpaired fins pale brown; predorsal and subdorsal back reddish and body above anal fin base iridescent blue to green in life; body with 10-12 faint and inconspicuous dark bars; top of head and predorsal body without dark spots; posterior tip or margin of scales on body conspicuously darker than scales; distal part of first soft pelvic-fin ray red in life (Ref. 42924). |
| Inhabits small hill streams along heterogeneously structured shores with many overhanging shrubs and submerged roots (Ref. 42924). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 August 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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