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Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Parosphromenus: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, osphromenos, osphrainomai = to smell (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Willi Harvey (1916–2013) was a German tropical fish breeder, particularly of killifish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; non-migratory. Tropical
Asia: Selangor, Bernam, Malaysia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.1 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 41414)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits peat swamp forests (Ref. 84801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hilton-Taylor, C., 2000. 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. xviii + 61 p. (with 1 CD-ROM). (Ref. 36508)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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