Family : Osphronemidae (Gouramies) , subfamily: Luciocephalinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Frail gourami
Fish Name : Ctenops nobilis
Max size : 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical; 20 - 24°C
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: India and Bangladesh.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in rivers and lakes with overgrown vegetation (Ref. 41236), streams (Ref. 4833), ponds and beels (Ref. 1479). Larvivorous
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Indian paradisefish
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses