Family : Osphronemidae (Gouramies) , subfamily: Luciocephalinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Honey gourami
Fish Name : Colisa chuna
Max size : 7.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7020)
Environment : benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 19
Climate : tropical; 22 - 28°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 : Inhabits pools, ditches, inundated fields, ponds and beels (Ref. 1479). Occurs in rivers and lakes with vegetation (Ref. 41236). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Sunset gourami
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses