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Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Also known as: pearl gourami • Diamond gourami • Lace gourami
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Osphronemidae• Order: Anabantiformes
The pearl gourami is a species of gourami native to Southeast Asia.
🛡️ Conservation Status
near threatened
nt
📌 Distribution and habitat
The pearl gourami is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia (where it is found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo). It occurs in lowland swamps with acidic water.
📌 Species description and name
Trichopodus leerii was originally described as Trichopus leerii by the Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker in 1852. The type was collected at Palembang in Sumatra, by Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. van Leer, who was a medical colleague of Bleeker's and whom Bleeker honoured in the fish's specific name.
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Pearl Gourami, pearl gourami, Diamond gourami, Lace gourami, Mosaic gourami, Pearl gourami, Pearl guarami
Class:
Actinopteri
Conservation Status:
near threatened
Data Completeness:
100%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
6
Countries
Top Locations
Riau, ID
1
Jambi, ID
1
Muaro Jambi, ID-JA, ID
1
Kalimantan Barat, ID
1
Malaysia
1
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First: 5/9/2009 · Latest: 2/8/2026
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