Osphronemus | |
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Osphronemus goramy | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Osphronemidae |
Subfamily: | Osphroneminae Bleeker, 1859 |
Genus: | Osphronemus Lacepède, 1801 |
Species | |
O. exodon |
Osphronemus is the only genus within the subfamily Osphroneminae (family Osphronemidae). These fish are known as the giant gouramis.
The genus Osphronemus contains four species.[1]