Sphaerichthys

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides

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: Luciocephalinae
Genus: Sphaerichthys
Species: S. acrostoma – S. osphromenoides – S. selatanensis – S. vaillanti

Name

Sphaerichthys Canestrini, 1860

• Type species: Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Canestrini, G., 1860. Zur Systematik und Charakteristik der Anabatinen. Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien: 697-712. Online

Additional references

• Britz, R., 2001. The genus Betta -- monophyly and intrarelationships, with remarks on the subfamilies Macropodinae and Luciocephalinae (Teleostei: Osphronemidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 12 (no. 4): 305-318.
• Britz, R., M. Kokoscha and R. Riehl, 1995. The anabantoid genera Ctenops, Luciocephalus, Parasphaerichthys, and Sphaerichthys (Teleostei: Perciformes) as a monophyletic group: evidence from egg surface structure and reproductive behaviour. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (no. 1): 71-79.
• 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. 
• Liem, K. F., 1963. The comparative osteology and phylogeny of the Anabantoidei (Teleostei, Pisces). Illinois Biological Monographs No. 30: i-viii + 1-149. BHL
• Roberts, T.R., 1989. The freshwater fishes of western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14: i-xii + 1-210. BHL

Links

• Sphaerichthys species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Sphaerichthys and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Sphaerichthys – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Sphaerichthys in the World Register of Marine Species