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Luciocephalus
Sign in to saveLuciocephalus is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia. Both are extremely specialized niche predators native to parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam; in addition, both species - like a number of other osphronemid genera - are paternal mouthbrooders.
Species
Crocodile Pikehead Gourami
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyOsphronemidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Collections
- CAS, FMNH, NRM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Singapore
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Luciocephalus is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia. Both are extremely specialized niche predators native to parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam; in addition, both species - like a number of other osphronemid genera - are paternal mouthbrooders.
==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Luciocephalus aura H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 Luciocephalus pulcher (J. E. Gray, 1830) (Pikehead)
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