Global InformationSphaerichthys vaillanti information
| Sphaerichthys vaillanti | |
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| Female (front); Male (back); | |
Conservation status
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 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerichthys |
| Species: | S. vaillanti
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerichthys vaillanti Pellegrin, 1930
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Sphaerichthys vaillanti, known as Vaillant's chocolate gourami, Samurai gourami, or Samurai zebra gourami ,[1] is a species of gourami. It is native to Asia, where it is known from mainly the Kapuas river in the west Kalimantan, (Kalimantan Barat)[1], region of Borneo in Indonesia. It is generally seen in pairs in small creeks or drainage where wood debris is abundant. It is known to mimic dead leaves as a form of camouflage. The species reaches about 6 cm (2.5 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
- ^ "Sphaerichthys vaillanti – Vaillant's Chocolate Gourami — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Sphaerichthys vaillanti". FishBase.