Common Names

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Neftani , Bengali , Bangladesh

Spidsmundet gurami , Danish , Denmark

Frail gourami , English , USA

Frail gourami , English , Global

Indian paradisefish , English , India

Nokkarihmakala , Finnish , Finland

Spitzkopfgurami , German , Germany

拟篦斗鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

擬篦鬥魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Osphronemidae

Genus: Ctenops

Species: Ctenops nobilis McClelland, 1845

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: India and Bangladesh.

Biology

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Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in rivers and lakes with overgrown vegetation (Ref. 41236), streams (Ref. 4833), ponds and beels (Ref. 1479). Larvivorous.

Habitat

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brackish

Conservation Status

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Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

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Harmless