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Three spot gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770)

Status not recordedbony fish

The three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the three spot 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 three spot gourami live?

Not recorded

Is the three spot 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 three spot gourami classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusTrichopodus
  7. SpeciesTrichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770)

Synonyms Colisa maculatus, Labrus trichopterus, Labrvs trichoptervs, Osphromenus insulatus, Osphromenus siamensis, Osphromenus trichopterus, Osphronemus insulatus, Stethochaetus biguttatus, Trichogaster sumatranus, Trichogaster trichopterus, Trichopus pallasii, Trichopus sepat, Trichopus trichopterus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Three-spot gouramiEnglish
  • Gourami bleuFrench
  • Pa SadirdLao
  • Pla GradeeThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the three spot gourami

Other species in the same genus Trichopodus.

Lace gourami

Trichopodus leerii

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the three spot gourami?

The three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus) belongs to the family Osphronemidae in the order Anabantiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/three-spot-gourami

MLA

“Three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/three-spot-gourami.

BibTeX
@misc{three_spot_gourami_2026,
  title = {Three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/three-spot-gourami},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}