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

Endangered

Parosphromenus opallios

Parosphromenus opallios

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

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

The gourami

The species reaches 2.5 cm (1.0 in) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.

Gouramies and wild bettas breathe air with a labyrinth organ, so they can live in warm, oxygen-poor forest water.

Perch-like ray-finned fishes: spiny-rayed fins and a huge spread of freshwater and marine families.

Range and habitat

It is native to Asia, where it is known only from the Kalimantan region of Indonesia.

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

In crisis

Parosphromenus opallios 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 Parosphromenus opallios — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q5787606. 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 Parosphromenus opallios?
Parosphromenus opallios is a gourami in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Parosphromenus opallios?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Parosphromenus opallios. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Parosphromenus opallios live?
It is native to Asia, where it is known only from the Kalimantan region of Indonesia.
Why is Parosphromenus opallios in crisis?
The species reaches 2.5 cm (1.0 in) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Parosphromenus opallios?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Parosphromenus opallios a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.