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Peppermint pikehead

Luciocephalus aura Tan & Ng, 2005

Status not recordedbony fish

The peppermint pikehead (Luciocephalus aura) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the peppermint pikehead

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 peppermint pikehead live?

Not recorded

Is the peppermint pikehead 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 peppermint pikehead classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusLuciocephalus
  7. SpeciesLuciocephalus aura Tan & Ng, 2005
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Peppermint pikehead gouramiEnglish
  • Gourami-crocodilo-do-sulPortuguese
  • 金色梭頭鱸Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the peppermint pikehead

Other species in the same genus Luciocephalus.

Pikehead

Luciocephalus pulcher

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the peppermint pikehead?

The peppermint pikehead (Luciocephalus aura) 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). Peppermint pikehead (Luciocephalus aura). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppermint-pikehead

MLA

“Peppermint pikehead (Luciocephalus aura).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppermint-pikehead.

BibTeX
@misc{peppermint_pikehead_2026,
  title = {Peppermint pikehead (Luciocephalus aura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppermint-pikehead},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}