Parasphaerichthys

Parasphaerichthys
Parasphaerichthys ocellatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Subfamily: Luciocephalinae
Genus: Parasphaerichthys
Prashad & Mukerji, 1929
Type species
Parasphaerichthys ocellatus
Prashad & Mukerji, 1929[1]

Parasphaerichthys is a genus of gouramies known only from streams and freshwater pools in the Irrawaddy basin of Myanmar. They are the small gouramies that, depending on the exact species, reach up to 1.9–5 cm (0.7–2.0 in) in length.[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Parasphaerichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parasphaerichthys". FishBase. February 2019 version.


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