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Scientific Name: Trichogaster fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Synonym: Colisa fasciatus, Colisa fasciata, Trichogaster lalius, Colisa lalia (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Banded gourami, Dwarf gourami
Local/Bangla Name: Boicha kholisa (বৈচা খলিসা), Ranga kholisa (রাঙ্গা খলিসা)
Bonyfish : Trichogaster fasciata

Photo: iNaturalist

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 15 – 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-14; Anal spines: 15-18; Anal soft rays: 14 – 19; Vertebrae: 27. Body elongate and strongly compressed. Mouth small, slightly protrusible; upper lip papillose, especially in old males. Preorbital serrate in young specimen. Color greenish with oblique orange or bluish bars descending downwards and backwards from the back to the anal fin. Vertical fins with alternating dark and pale spots or bars; the anal fin often with a red margin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in large rivers, estuaries, ditches, ponds and lakes. Generally preferring weedy environment.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MH087051  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information