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False-eye gourami

Trichopodus poptae Low, Tan & Britz, 2014

Status not recordedbony fish

The false-eye gourami (Trichopodus poptae) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the false-eye 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 false-eye gourami live?

Not recorded

Is the false-eye 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 false-eye gourami classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusTrichopodus
  7. SpeciesTrichopodus poptae Low, Tan & Britz, 2014
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Gourami-de-olho-falsoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the false-eye gourami

Other species in the same genus Trichopodus.

Lace gourami

Trichopodus leerii

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the false-eye gourami?

The false-eye gourami (Trichopodus poptae) belongs to the family Osphronemidae in the order Anabantiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). False-eye gourami (Trichopodus poptae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-eye-gourami

MLA

“False-eye gourami (Trichopodus poptae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-eye-gourami.

BibTeX
@misc{false_eye_gourami_2026,
  title = {False-eye gourami (Trichopodus poptae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-eye-gourami},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}