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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Parosphromenus: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, osphromenos, osphrainomai = to smell (Ref. 45335); phoenicurus: Derived from the Greek words phoinix (crimson) and oura (tail), an allusion to the color pattern of the caudal fin. A noun in apposition..

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.3 - ?. Tropical; 27°C - ? (Ref. 93137)

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Asia: Sungai Kampar river drainage in Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93137)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 11-13; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Distinguished by having the following characters: dorsal fin with 11-13 spines and 6-7 segmented rays; anal fin with 11-13 spines and 8-11 segmented rays. Differs from other congeners by rhombic shape of caudal fin in adult males (vs. round or lanceolate with filaments) (Ref. 93137).

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs in blackwater swamp area with pH 5.25, conductivity 7 µS/cm, and water temperature 26.8 °C (Ref. 93137).

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Schindler, I. and H. Linke, 2012. Two new species of the genus Parosphromenus (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Sumatra. Vertebrate Zoology 62(3):399-406. (Ref. 93137)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 12 January 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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