Trichopodus cantoris

Trichopodus cantoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Subfamily: Luciocephalinae
Genus: Trichopodus
Species: T. cantoris
Binomial name
Trichopodus cantoris
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms

Osphromenus saigonensis Borodin 1930
Osphromenus trichopterus cantoris Günther 1861[1][2]
Trichogaster pectoralis (Regan 1910)[1][2]

Trichopodus cantoris is a labyrinth fish of the gourami family.[3]

Contents

Etymology

Named after Dr. Cantor as the type came from their collection.[4]

Physical description

The two black spots are united by a longitudinal zigzag band running from the mouth through the eye to the caudal fin. The caudal is white-spotted. The height of the body is two-fifths or three-sevenths of the SL.[4]

Distribution

The type specimen came from Penang, Malaysia.[4] Distribution is likely to be throughout the Malay Peninsula.

References

  1. ^ a b Paepke, Hans-Joachim (2009-05-15). "The nomenclature of Trichopodus pectoralis Regan, 1910; Trichopodus cantoris Sauvage, 1884 and Osphronemus saigonensis Borodin, 1930 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Osphronemidae)". Vertebrate Zoology (Dresden: Museum für Tierkunde Dresden) 59 (1): 53–60. ISSN 1864-5755. http://www.vertebrate-zoology.de/vz59-1/07_Vertebrate_Zoology_59-1_Paepke.pdf. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Paepke, Hans-Joachim (2009-12-11). "Again: About the Nomenclature of Trichopodus pectoralis REGAN, 1910; Trichopus cantoris SAUVAGE, 1884 and Osphronemus saigonensis BORODIN, 1930 – a necessary correction (Teleostei: Perciformes: Osphronemidae)". Vertebrate Zoology (Dresden: Museum für Tierkunde Dresden) 59 (2): 143–145. ISSN 1864-5755. http://www.vertebrate-zoology.de/vz59-2/03_Vertebrate_Zoology_59-2_Paepke.pdf. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Töpfer, Jörg; Ingo Schlindler (2009-05-15). "On the type species of Trichopodus (Teleostei: Perciformes: Osphronemidae)". Vertebrate Zoology (Dresden: Museum für Tierkunde Dresden) 59 (1): 49–51. ISSN 1864-5755. http://www.vertebrate-zoology.de/vz59-1/06_Vertebrate_Zoology_59-1_Schindler.pdf. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c Günther, Albert (1861). Catalogue of the Acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. 3. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi.. London: British Museum. http://books.google.com/books?id=RP8OAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 

See also