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Spotted gourami

Malpulutta kretseri Deraniyagala, 1937

Status not recordedbony fish

The spotted gourami (Malpulutta kretseri) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the spotted 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 spotted gourami live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted 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 spotted gourami classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusMalpulutta
  7. SpeciesMalpulutta kretseri Deraniyagala, 1937
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Ornate paradisefishEnglish
  • Marmor-SpitzschwanzguramiGerman
  • Peixe-paraíso-pintadoPortuguese
  • Малпулутта КретсераRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted gourami

Other species in the same family Osphronemidae.

LC, Least Concern
Paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)

Paradise fish

Macropodus opercularis

Osphronemidae

Lace gourami

Trichopodus leerii

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted gourami?

The spotted gourami (Malpulutta kretseri) 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). Spotted gourami (Malpulutta kretseri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-gourami

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{spotted_gourami_2026,
  title = {Spotted gourami (Malpulutta kretseri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-gourami},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}