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Parosphromenus ornaticauda Kottelat, 1991 |
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| Family: | Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 0 m | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | A dwarf species which differs from all other species of the genus by the conspicuous color pattern of the caudal fin of the male (lower half black with 1-3 hyaline spots and a broad hyaline lower margin; upper half with a broad longitudinal orange stripe, a broad submarginal black stripe and a hyaline upper margin) and by the large extent of black pigments on the dorsal and caudal fins (Ref. 26721). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 13 January 2019 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||