Samurai Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys vaillanti
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Fish
Sphaerichthys vaillanti, known as Vaillant's chocolate gourami, samurai gourami, or samurai zebra gourami, is a species of gourami. It is native to Asia, where it is known from mainly the Kapuas river in the west Kalimantan, [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 in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Genus
- Sphaerichthys