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Osphronemus goramy Lacepède, 1801

Giant gourami
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Thailand country information

Common names: Pla min, Pla raed, Pla rat
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Ukkatawewat, S., 1984
Aquaculture: experimental | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong and Peninsular Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Its flesh has good flavour. Is one of the species cultured by the Fisheries Department (Ref. 6459); also from Phatthalung, Hang-kaben (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya), Tapi river (Surat Thani), Kanchanaburi, Mekong river and Songkhla (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 7425, 9648, 37772, 37773, 43638.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn and T. Songsirikul, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gourami géant, Gurami gigante, Гурами настоящий (=гурами промысловый), ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Osphroneminae
Etymology: Osphronemus: Greek, osphra = smell + Greek, nema = filament; because of the olfactory organs (Ref. 45335);  goramy: Malay/Javanese: ikan gurami, name for this species..
  More on author: Lacepède.

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

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 25; depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 9987).   Tropical; 20°C - 30°C (Ref. 13371); 6°N - 9°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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