Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ornate paradisefish (Malpulutta kretseri), recorded as Endangered
Ornate paradisefish (Malpulutta kretseri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ornate paradisefish

Malpulutta kretseri

The ornate paradisefish or spotted gourami, is a gourami endemic to Sri Lanka.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Malpulutta kretseri
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Osphronemidae · Malpulutta

The gourami

Ornate paradisefish is a gourami in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes) — Malpulutta kretseri.

Range and habitat

The ornate paradisefish or spotted gourami, is a gourami endemic to Sri Lanka. It inhabits shallow, slow-flowing streams in forested areas shaded with plentiful vegetation near the edges and a substrate covered by leaf litter. This species can also occasionally be found in the aquarium trade, where it is reportedly exceedingly shy.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Ornate paradisefish is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Ornate paradisefish, Wikidata item Q3316808. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Ornate paradisefish?
Ornate paradisefish is a gourami in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes) — Malpulutta kretseri.
What is the conservation status of Ornate paradisefish?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Malpulutta kretseri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ornate paradisefish live?
It inhabits shallow, slow-flowing streams in forested areas shaded with plentiful vegetation near the edges and a substrate covered by leaf litter.
Why is Ornate paradisefish in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Malpulutta kretseri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ornate paradisefish a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.