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Banded Gourami
Trichogaster fasciata
Trichogaster fasciata, the banded gourami, is a tropical labyrinth fish native to Bangladesh, Eastern India, Nepal, Upper Myanmar,China and Pakistan. It is benthopelagic and prefers weedy environments such as estuaries, ponds, large rivers, ditches, lakes and rice fields. Size of a fully grown male can be up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in). Females are usually a little smaller. In the fishkeeping hobby, the banded gourami is appreciated for its distinctive color bands and peaceful nature. It is...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 114372.