Osphronemus exodon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Anabantoidei

Familia: Osphronemidae
Subfamilia: Osphroneminae
Genus: Osphronemus
Species: Osphronemus exodon

Name

Osphronemus exodon Roberts, 1994

References

Primary references

• Roberts, T.R., 1994: Osphronemus exodon, a new species of giant gouramy with extraordinary dentition from the Mekong. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society v. 42 (no. 1): 67–77.

Additional references

• Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page. 
• Rainboth, W.J. 1996. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. Rome, FAO. 1–265, Pls. I–XXVII. Reference page. 

Links

• Osphronemus exodon in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Osphronemus exodon in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Osphronemus exodon – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Osphronemus exodon in the World Register of Marine Species
• Osphronemus exodon – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• IUCN: Osphronemus exodon  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Elephant ear gourami
ไทย: ปลาแรดเขี้ยว, ปลาแรดแม่น้ำโขง