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Trichopodus pectoralis Regan, 1910

Snakeskin gourami
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Common names: Gourami, Pla-salit, Snakeskin gourami
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Common in Lake Bombon (=Taal) (Ref. 12165, 13446). Recorded from Candaba Swamp and Pampanga River (Ref. 109918). Known from Lake Mainit, Mindanao (Ref. 4867, 50320, 13446), Lake Buluan (Ref. 13492), Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824), Lake Lanao (Ref. 10888, 95183) and Lake Naujan (Ref. 13446). Collected from Candaba, Pampanga as specimen for living fish museum (Ref. 81820). A fine food fish found in Laguna de Bay. Museum specimens collected in 1983 from the east bay, LRS-83129 and from various localities in 1984, LRS-84126 (Ref. 13460). Also Ref. 1739, 58652.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Juliano, R.O., R.D. Guerrero III and I. Ronquillo, 1989
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Trichogastrinae
Etymology:   More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.3; dH range: 2 - 3; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 4 - ? m (Ref. 9987).   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 20°N - 22°S

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