Sphaerichthys selatanensis

The Sphaerichthys selatanensis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 5.0 - 6.5, dH range: 2 - 4 environment.

With an overall length of 5 cm Sphaerichthys selatanensis is probably the smallest representative of the chocolate gouramis. It is to recognize at its typical cross design. It origins from Kalimantan the southeast part the island Borneo. More

The similarly-patterned Sphaerichthys selatanensis can be identified by the pale lateral body bar Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Sphaerichthys osphromenoides The similarly-patterned Sphaerichthys selatanensis can be identified by the pale lateral body bar © JJPhoto More

Common names

Kreuzstreifen-Schokoladengurami in German (Deutsch)
Raitarihmakala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Tyndbåndet chokoladegurami in Danish (dansk)
婆罗洲锯盖足鲈 in Mandarin Chinese
婆羅洲鋸蓋足鱸 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Osphronemidae
Genus : Sphaerichthys
Species : Sphaerichthys selatanensis
Authority : Vierke, 1979