Colisa lalia (Hamilton, 1822)

Dwarf gourami

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Osphronemidae \| Luciocephalinae
Synonyms	Trichopodus lalius, Polyacanthus lalius, Trichogaster lalius, ... more
Common names	... more

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Main reference

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 8.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1479)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19

Climate / Range

Tropical; 25°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

Asia: Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. This is the smallest and most popular of the small gouramis which have been widely distributed outside of its native range (Ref. 1739).
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Inhabits slow moving streams, rivulets and lakes with plenty of vegetation (Ref. 41236). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: highly commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5625

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=600 eggs (Ref. 1672))


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Froese, Rainer

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