Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Licorice gourami (Parosphromenus deissneri), recorded as Endangered
Licorice gourami (Parosphromenus deissneri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Licorice gourami

Parosphromenus deissneri

Licorice gourami is a gourami in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes) — Parosphromenus deissneri, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Parosphromenus deissneri
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Osphronemidae · Parosphromenus

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Bangka in Indonesia where it is found in the slow, flowing streams with black waters associated with peat swamp forests.

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

In crisis

Licorice gourami 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 Licorice gourami, Wikidata item Q6431810. 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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Parosphromenus kishii

Parosphromenus kishii
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Parosphromenus quindecim

Parosphromenus quindecim
Photograph of Parosphromenus harveyi (Parosphromenus harveyi), recorded as EndangeredEN

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Parosphromenus harveyi

Quick answers

What is Licorice gourami?
It is endemic to Bangka in Indonesia where it is found in the slow, flowing streams with black waters associated with peat swamp forests.
What is the conservation status of Licorice gourami?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Parosphromenus deissneri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Licorice gourami live?
It is endemic to Bangka in Indonesia where it is found in the slow, flowing streams with black waters associated with peat swamp forests.
Why is Licorice gourami in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Parosphromenus deissneri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Licorice gourami a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.