Biology:Parasphaerichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Parasphaerichthys | |
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| Parasphaerichthys ocellatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Luciocephalinae |
| Genus: | Parasphaerichthys Prashad & Mukerji, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Parasphaerichthys ocellatus Prashad & Mukerji, 1929[1]
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Parasphaerichthys is a genus of gouramies known only from streams and freshwater pools in the Irrawaddy basin of Myanmar. They are the small gouramies that, depending on the exact species, reach up to 1.9–5 cm (0.7–2.0 in) in length.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Parasphaerichthys lineatus Britz & Kottelat, 2002
- Parasphaerichthys ocellatus Prashad & Mukerji, 1929 (Eyespot gourami)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Parasphaerichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7468.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Parasphaerichthys in FishBase. February 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2072627 entry
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