Chocolate gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860
Status not recordedbony fish
The chocolate gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.
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Quick facts about the chocolate gourami
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chocolate gourami live?
Not recorded
Is the chocolate gourami endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the chocolate gourami classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAnabantiformes
- familyOsphronemidae
- genusSphaerichthys
- SpeciesSphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860
Synonyms Sphaerichthys osphromenoides osphromenoides, Sphaerichthys osphronemoides
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- 鋸蓋足鱸Chinese
- čichavec tmavohnědýCzech
- Almindelig chokoladeguramiDanish
- SchokoladenguramiGerman
- Ĉokolada GouramiEsperanto
- Gurami chocolateSpanish
- Harilik šokolaadguraamiEstonian
- SuklaarihmakalaFinnish
- Gourami-chocolatePortuguese
- Шоколадный гурамиRussian
- ChokladguramiSwedish
- ปลาแรดแคระThai
- Çikolata GromiTurkish
- Гурамі шоколаднийUkrainian
- 锯盖足鲈Chinese
- Malaiischer GuramiGerman
- Kagu-Aasia šokolaad-ronikalaEstonian
- Shokoladnyi guramiRussian
- ปลากระดี่ช็อกโกแลตThai
- ปลากระดี่ช็อคโกแล็ตThai
Relatives of the chocolate gourami
Other species in the same genus Sphaerichthys.
Samurai gourami
Sphaerichthys vaillanti
Giant chocolate gourami
Sphaerichthys acrostoma
Crossband chocolate gourami
Sphaerichthys selatanensis
CompareChocolate gourami vs Samurai gouramiChocolate gourami vs Giant chocolate gouramiChocolate gourami vs Crossband chocolate gouramiChocolate gourami vs Sphaerichthys malayanus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the chocolate gourami?
The chocolate gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides) belongs to the family Osphronemidae in the order Anabantiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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