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Parosphromenus

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Parosphromenus is a genus of gouramies native to freshwater in Southeast Asia.[1] All species are highly specialized peat swamp inhabitants native to southeast Asia, and the males are usually brightly colored in breeding dress; however, their need for soft, acidic water and live food prohibits the genus from becoming popular aquarium fish.

Species

The currently recognized species are:[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Parosphromenus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. ^ Tan, Heok Hui; Grinang, Jongkar (2020). "Parosphromenus barbarae, a new species of Licorice Gourami from Sarawak, Borneo (Teleostei: Osphronemidae)". doi:10.26049/VZ70-3-2020-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Shi, W.; Guo, S.; Haryono, H.; Hong, Y.; Zhang, W. (2021). "Diagnoses of two new species of Parosphromenus (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Bangka Island and Kalimantan, Indonesia". Zootaxa. 5060 (1): 71–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5060.1.3. PMID 34811183. S2CID 240146825.
  4. ^ a b WENTIAN SHI, SHUJIE GUO, HARYONO HARYONO, YIJIANG HONG & WANCHANG ZHANG, 2021, Diagnoses of two new species of Parosphromenus (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Bangka Island and Kalimantan, Indonesia, Zootaxa, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5060.1.3
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Parosphromenus: Brief Summary

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Parosphromenus is a genus of gouramies native to freshwater in Southeast Asia. All species are highly specialized peat swamp inhabitants native to southeast Asia, and the males are usually brightly colored in breeding dress; however, their need for soft, acidic water and live food prohibits the genus from becoming popular aquarium fish.

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