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Osphronemus goramy Lacepède, 1801

Giant gourami
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Common names: Giant gourami, Seppali
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs in alll types of still waters. Occasionally encountered in brackish waters. Most common in the coastal wet zone swamps. Popular in the wild and wells of Migahatenne area (Bentota basin). Large fish can be seen in the ponds at the Polonnaruwa and Kitulgala rest houses. Also Ref. 9987, 4833, 1739, 43638.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gourami géant, Gurami gigante, Гурами настоящий (=гурами промысловый), ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Osphroneminae
Etymology: Osphronemus: Greek, osphra = smell + Greek, nema = filament; because of the olfactory organs (Ref. 45335);  goramy: Malay/Javanese: ikan gurami, name for this species..
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 25; depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 9987).   Tropical; 20°C - 30°C (Ref. 13371); 6°N - 9°S

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