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> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Pseudosphromenus:Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, ophromenos = oler (Ref. 45335); cupanus:Named after the Coupang river, India (now Sankaraparani river), Tamil Nadu, India (Ref. 695). More on author: Cuvier.
Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).
আকৃতি / ওজন / বয়স
পরিপক্কতা : Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 41236)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Often found in ditches, paddy fields and shallow water not far from tidal influence (Ref. 1479). Prefer stagnant or slow-flowing water with thick vegetation such as grasses, roots and floating plants. Feed on insects and zooplankton. A bubble nest builder.
জীবনচক্র এবং প্রজনন আচরণ পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
Builds a bubble nest. Male gathers the eggs in his mouth and spits them into the nest, sometimes female assists. Eggs hatch in a day. Male guards the nest and the young until they reach the free-swimming stage, which is about a week later. Male has also been observed building more than one bubble nest and moves the eggs from one nest to the other (Ref. 6028).
