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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusSphaerichthys
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chocolate gourami

Other species in the same genus Sphaerichthys.

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Common questions

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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

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chocolate gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chocolate-gourami

MLA

“Chocolate gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chocolate-gourami.

BibTeX
@misc{chocolate_gourami_2026,
  title = {Chocolate gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chocolate-gourami},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}