Three spot gourami: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the three spot gourami lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trichopodus trichopterus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Anabantiformes
Family	Osphronemidae

Where does the three spot gourami live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the three spot gourami in 11 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil. In Australia, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Chinese Taipei
Indonesia
Réunion
Vietnam (introduced)
Thailand (introduced)
India (introduced)
Cambodia (introduced)
Philippines
Australia (introduced)
Brazil
Malaysia

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 three spot gourami endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the three spot gourami?

The three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Anabantiformes and the family Osphronemidae, genus Trichopodus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the three spot gourami

The three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus), also known as the opaline gourami, blue gourami, and gold gourami, is a species of fish native to southeastern Asia, but also introduced elsewhere. This gourami gets its name from the two spots along each side of its body in line with the eye, considered the third spot. This species is of minor commercial importance as a food fish in its native range and is also farmed. It is also popular in the aquarium trade. The species reaches 15 cm (5.9 inches) in standard length.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Three spot gourami (revision 1372019097), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q10866107 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).