Trichopsis schalleri, Threestripe gourami : fisheries, aquarium

Trichopsis schalleri Ladiges, 1962

Threestripe gourami
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Trichopsis: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dietrich Schaller is a German aquarist and importer of tropical fish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 12. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)

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Asia: Mekong basin.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Lanceolate caudal fin; elongated posterior anal-fin rays not reaching beyond the middle of the caudal fin; usually 1-2 dark longitudinal stripes distinct in preserved specimens; no stripe along the base of the anal fin (Ref. 27732). In life, dorsal, caudal and anal fin with red margin and numerous small blue spots (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs in marshes, swamps and rice fields (Ref. 27732).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kottelat, M., 1998. Fishes of the Nam Theun and Xe Bangfai basins, Laos, with diagnoses of twenty-two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Cobitidae, Coiidae and Odontobutidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(1):1-128. (Ref. 27732)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 March 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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