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

Endangered

Parosphromenus tweediei

Parosphromenus tweediei

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

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Parosphromenus tweediei
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 the state of Johor in Malaysia. It may occur in waters with a pH of as low as 4.

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

In crisis

Parosphromenus tweediei 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 tweediei, Wikidata item Q5721779. 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 tweediei?
Parosphromenus tweediei is a gourami in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Parosphromenus tweediei?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Parosphromenus tweediei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Parosphromenus tweediei live?
It is native to Asia, where it is known only from the state of Johor in Malaysia.
Why is Parosphromenus tweediei 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 tweediei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Parosphromenus tweediei a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.