Trichopodus cantoris
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| 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 | |
Trichopodus cantoris is a labyrinth fish of the gourami family.[3]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (eds). "Trichopodus cantoris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Trichopodus cantoris" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
See also
- Trichopodus pectoralis
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