Anabas testudineus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the anabas testudineus lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anabas testudineus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Anabantiformes
Family	Anabantidae

Where does the anabas testudineus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the anabas testudineus in 8 countries and territories across Asia. In Indonesia, Philippines it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the anabas testudineus endangered?

The anabas testudineus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the anabas testudineus?

The anabas testudineus (Anabas testudineus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Anabantiformes and the family Anabantidae, genus Anabas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the anabas testudineus

The climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) is a species of amphibious freshwater fish in the family Anabantidae (the climbing gouramis). A labyrinth fish native to Far Eastern Asia, the fish inhabits freshwater systems from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the west, to Southern China in the east, and to Southeast Asia west of the Wallace Line in the south.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anabas testudineus (revision 1381417911), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q10540515 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).