Colisa fasciata, Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Origin: North-India; Assam, and in Burma. Here the fish occur in ponds and slow flowing waters, covered with floating plants.
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Colisa fasciata
SYN: Colisa bejeus, C. ponticeriana, C. vulgaris, Polyacanthus fasciatus, Trichogaster fasciatus, Trichopodus bejeus, T. colisa, T. cotra
PD: C. fasciata has an elongated, oval-shaped, laterally compressed body.
Similar, though slightly smaller species include the Banded or Giant Gourami - Colisa fasciata (which is only a giant compared to the similarly colored Dwarf Gourami described below), ...
Colisa fasciata
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The standard variety has brilliant breeding colours , which are a lovely surprise as the males can seem fairly drab normally. The females are an olive colour, the normal strain has markings much like a banded gourami (Colisa fasciata).
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