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Pikehead

Luciocephalus pulcher (Gray, 1830)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 pikehead live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 pikehead classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusLuciocephalus
  7. SpeciesLuciocephalus pulcher (Gray, 1830)

Synonyms Diplopterus pulcher

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Crocodile pikeheadEnglish
  • Crocodile pikehead gouramiEnglish
  • štikohlavec půvabnýCzech
  • GeddehovedDanish
  • HechtkopfGerman
  • トガリガシラJapanese
  • SzczupakogłówPolish
  • Gourami-crocodilo-do-nortePortuguese
  • Красивый щукоголовRussian
  • ปลาช่อนเข็มThai
  • Щукоголов звичайнийUkrainian
  • 美麗梭頭鱸Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pikehead

Other species in the same genus Luciocephalus.

ComparePikehead vs Peppermint pikehead

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pikehead?

The pikehead (Luciocephalus pulcher) 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). Pikehead (Luciocephalus pulcher). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pikehead

MLA

“Pikehead (Luciocephalus pulcher).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pikehead.

BibTeX
@misc{pikehead_2026,
  title = {Pikehead (Luciocephalus pulcher)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pikehead},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}