Ctenops nobilis McClelland, 1845 Frail gourami |
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Hippocampus-Bildarchiv |
Family: | Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Luciocephalinae | |||
Max. size: | 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish | |||
Distribution: | Asia: India and Bangladesh. | |||
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Biology: | Found in rivers and lakes with overgrown vegetation (Ref. 41236), streams (Ref. 4833), ponds and beels (Ref. 1479). Larvivorous. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 12 October 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |