Native range in green (widely introduced elsewhere, not shown)
Synonyms
Trichopus goramy (Lacépède, 1801)
Trichopodus mentum Lacépède, 1801
Trichopode mentonnier Lacépède, 1801
Trichopus satyrus G. Shaw, 1803
Osphromenus satyrus (G. Shaw, 1803)
Osphromenus olfax G. Cuvier, 1831
Osphromenus notatus G. Cuvier, 1831
The giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy) is a species of large gourami native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia.[2] It has also been introduced elsewhere. The species is commercially important as a food fish and is also farmed.[3] It can be found in the aquarium trade, as well.[4] The species has been used for weed control on highly invasive aquatic plants like Salvinia molesta, as the giant gourami can be a voracious herbivore.[5][6]
It is capable of breathing moist air, so can survive out of water for long periods. It is much larger than most gouramis (only the other Osphronemus species reach a similar size), growing to a maximum standard length of 70 cm (28 in), though most are only around 45 cm (18 in).[4]
^Low, B.W. (2019). "Osphronemus goramy". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T180720A89805140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T180720A89805140.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Alderton, David (2019). Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish. United Kingdom: Dorling Kinderseley Limited. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-2413-6424-6.
^"Gourami".
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Osphronemus goramy" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
^FAO - Weed control
^Dinalankara, Senura; Tharaka Sahan Chandrasiri; Dakshitha Dias; Kokila Hettiarachchi (2018). Vision Based Automated Biomass Estimation of Fronds of Salvinia molesta. University of Moratuwa.
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