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

Endangered

Parosphromenus rubrimontis

Parosphromenus rubrimontis

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

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

The gourami

The species reaches 2.5 cm (1 in) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.

Range and habitat

It is native to Asia, where it is known only from Malaysia. Its specific epithet is derived from Latin and translates to "red mountain", referencing the town of Bukit Merah (in the state of Perak and located near the species' type locality), the name of that has the same approximate meaning.

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

In crisis

Parosphromenus rubrimontis 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 rubrimontis, Wikidata item Q6431671. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Parosphromenus alfredi (Parosphromenus alfredi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Parosphromenus alfredi

Parosphromenus alfredi
Photograph of Parosphromenus kishii (Parosphromenus kishii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Parosphromenus kishii

Parosphromenus kishii
Photograph of Parosphromenus quindecim (Parosphromenus quindecim), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Parosphromenus quindecim

Parosphromenus quindecim
Photograph of Licorice gourami (Parosphromenus deissneri), recorded as EndangeredEN

Licorice gourami

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Quick answers

What is Parosphromenus rubrimontis?
Parosphromenus rubrimontis is a gourami in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Parosphromenus rubrimontis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Parosphromenus rubrimontis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Parosphromenus rubrimontis live?
It is native to Asia, where it is known only from Malaysia.
Why is Parosphromenus rubrimontis in crisis?
The species reaches 2.5 cm (1 in) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Parosphromenus rubrimontis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Parosphromenus rubrimontis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.