Species group · Bony fish
WAnimals has 2 species of gourami, in the family Osphronemidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 17 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It has a labyrinth organ, a chamber of richly veined plates above the gills that lets it breathe air and survive in pools that are almost devoid of oxygen.
From Three-spot Gourami
The male builds a nest of bubbles bound with saliva at the surface, gathers the eggs into it one by one and defends it until the fry hatch.
From Three-spot Gourami
Its pelvic filaments work as organs of touch with which it explores its surroundings and makes contact with other fish.
From Three-spot Gourami
The male builds a bubble nest out of saliva and scraps of plant matter.
From Dwarf Gourami
The male guards the nest alone, driving off even the female once the eggs are laid.
From Dwarf Gourami
It can live in water so short of oxygen that no other fish would survive, because it breathes air at the surface.
From Dwarf Gourami