Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

4.2.24 Trichopsis pumilis

Family: Anabantidae

Genus: Trichopsis

English name: Dwarf Gourami

Origin: South Viethnam, Thailand, Indonesia

Size: Approximately 3.5 cm

Habitat: Found in densely vegetated jungle streams.

Shape, coloring and markings:

The body is slender and laterally very compressed. The basic coloration is ochre: the back is a dark olive green: the flanks are lighter: the belly and caudal peduncle are greenish or white. A number of irregular, bluish-black marks run from the snout to the base of the caudal fin, forming a broken horizontal line bordered above and below by luminescent turquoise or light blue flecks. The dorsal fin is pennant-shaped and pointed, geen or yellowish, flecked with blue and red and edged with dark red. The caudal fin is rounded, the anal fin is long: in coloring and markings both are similar to the dorsal fin. The ventral fins are between a yellow and white, and the pectoral fins are colorless and transparent.

Females are duller, with a more rounded, shorter dorsal fin.

Males are as described above.