Giant gourami: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the giant gourami lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Osphronemus goramy
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Anabantiformes
Family	Osphronemidae

Where does the giant gourami live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the giant gourami in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

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 giant gourami endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the giant gourami?

The giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy) is a ray-finned fish in the order Anabantiformes and the family Osphronemidae, genus Osphronemus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant gourami

The giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy) is a species of large gourami native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced elsewhere. The species is commercially important as a food fish and is also farmed. It can be found in the aquarium trade, as well. The species has been used for weed control on highly invasive aquatic plants like Salvinia molesta, as the giant gourami can be a voracious herbivore.

It is capable of breathing moist air, so can survive out of water for long periods. It is much larger than most gouramis (only the other Osphronemus species reach a similar size), growing to a maximum standard length of 80 cm (31 in), though most are only around 45 cm (18 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant gourami (revision 1374673348), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1771943 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).