CreatureData

Snakeskin gourami

Trichopodus pectoralis Regan, 1910

Status not recordedbony fish

The snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the snakeskin 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 snakeskin gourami live?

Not recorded

Is the snakeskin 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 snakeskin gourami classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusTrichopodus
  7. SpeciesTrichopodus pectoralis Regan, 1910

Synonyms Osphronemus saigonensis, Trichogaster pectoralis, Trichopodus trichopterus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Snake-skin gouramiEnglish
  • čichavec zelenýCzech
  • SchaufelfadenfischGerman
  • GouramiSpanish
  • Gourami perléFrench
  • Pa SalidLao
  • Sepat SiamMalay
  • Gurami syjamskiPolish
  • Gourami-cobraPortuguese
  • Змеевидный гурамиRussian
  • ปลาสลิดThai
  • Гурамі бурийUkrainian
  • Gurami piel de serpienteSpanish
  • Gourami peau de serpentFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the snakeskin gourami

Other species in the same genus Trichopodus.

Lace gourami

Trichopodus leerii

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSnakeskin gourami vs Three spot gouramiSnakeskin gourami vs Lace gouramiSnakeskin gourami vs Trichopodus cantorisSnakeskin gourami vs False-eye gourami

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the snakeskin gourami?

The snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/snakeskin-gourami

MLA

“Snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/snakeskin-gourami.

BibTeX
@misc{snakeskin_gourami_2026,
  title = {Snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/snakeskin-gourami},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}