| Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae |
| 9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Thailand and Malaysia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal soft rays: 30-32; Vertebrae: 31-33. Differs from other members of the B. waseri group by having the unique suite of characters: a pi-shaped black pattern on the throat; opercle usually with scales, without green scales; lower margin of opercle black, black spots on opercle; absence of dorsal and caudal-fin transverse bars; broad and distinct dark blue anal margin; predorsal scales 24-25; subdorsal scales 5 1/2-6 (mode 6); postdorsal scales 10-12 (mode 11); lateral scales 32-33 (mode 33); dorsal-fin rays 8-10 (mode 9); anal-fin rays 30-32 (mode 31); head length 32.3-34.4 % SL; body depth 26.4-29.7% SL (Ref. 56613). |
| Primarily found in well shaded peat forest blackwater swamps and creeks which drained out such swamps; the beds are usually covered with dense leaf litter and lots of roots and plants. The free water area is often small, with pH of about 6.0 (Ref. 78499); very soft and deep (up to 1.3 m ) substrate (Ref. 57235). |
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Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 05 January 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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