Sphaerichthys
| Sphaerichthys | |
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| Sphaerichthys osphromenoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Luciocephalinae |
| Genus: | Sphaerichthys Canestrini, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860[1]
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Sphaerichthys is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia known as chocolate gourami.[2]
Species[]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- , 1979 (Giant chocolate gourami)
- Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860 (Chocolate gourami)
- , 1979 (Crossband chocolate gourami)
- Pellegrin, 1930 (Valliant's chocolate gourami)
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sphaerichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Sphaerichthys in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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