Trichogaster fasciata
species of gourami
Trichogaster fasciata, the banded gourami or striped gourami or Colisa or Kholshe, is a tropical labyrinth perch found in some Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Eastern India, Northeastern India, Nepal, Upper Myanmar, China and Pakistan.
It is also called the giant gourami, and for this reason it is often confused with the Osphronemus goramy, which has the same common name.
Characteristics
Trichogaster fasciata is an air-breathing fish, so the aerial respiration is performed with the help of a pair of supra-branchial chambers, each containing a complicated labyrinthine organ. The body is elongated and compressed. The mouth is small and slightly protrusible. Preorbital serrate is found in young fish. The body color is greenish, with oblique orange or bluish bars descending downwards and backwards from the back to the anal fin.
It is benthopelagic, and prefers weedy environments such as estuaries, ponds, large rivers, ditches, lakes and rice fields.
The species has drawn attention for its taste, nutrition and ornamental value as an aquarium fish. It is somewhat shy but quite hardy, and easily adapts to life in a community aquarium.
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